The surprising case for investing when the Fed’s raising rates

中文标题

美联储加息时投资出人意料的理由

Invesco10/19/2026updated 10/19/2026

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Core conclusion · Tlines extraction

Invesco studies every Fed hike and cut since the S&P 500 Total Return Index launched in 1989 and finds stocks rose more over the following one, two and three years after hikes than after cuts, because hikes usually accompany strong nominal growth. It notes tightening eventually ends cycles, but says the last hike matters more than any single one. This is historical illustration, not a forecast or recommendation.

Institution: Invesco
Published: 10/19/2026
Research topic: Fed Policy · US 10Y Treasury · S&P 500
Time horizon: Not explicitly stated

Fed Policy · FED US 10Y Treasury · US10Y S&P 500 · SPX

Key arguments

Since 1989, subsequent 1-, 2- and 3-year equity returns were stronger after hikes than after cuts.
Hikes usually signal strong nominal growth supportive of profits; cuts often respond to deterioration.
It is the last hike, not the first, that typically ends a cycle; contained inflation expectations and modest job growth make a growth-derailing path hard to see now.
Consistently adding to equities during tightening has historically been a good strategy, not necessarily the optimal one.

Key numbers

Rate hikes since 1989: 52
$10,000 in S&P 500 Total Return Index, Sep 1989 to Sep 2026: more than $462,000
Same $10,000 plus $1,000 after each hike: more than $962,000
Additional capital deployed: $52,000, about $1,000 every 8.5 months

Main risks

Tightening can eventually become restrictive enough to end an economic cycle.
Past performance does not guarantee future results; the analysis is historical illustration only.
The added-investment comparison reflects far more capital deployed, not a superior timing signal.

Corresponding source evidence

Historically, the stock market performed better over the subsequent 1-, 2- and 3-year periods following rate hikes than it did following rate cuts.
The Fed generally raises interest rates when nominal economic growth is strong and cuts rates when economic conditions are deteriorating.
Rather than viewing every Fed hike as a warning to pull back, history suggests investors may want to consider a different response.

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