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title: Hawkish Fed minutes push US rates higher while corporate spreads stabilize
description: USD rates bounce up on hawkish Fed comments and solid US data, while corporate credit spreads stabilize after two weeks of Tech-driven widening
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# [Hawkish Fed minutes push US rates higher while corporate spreads stabilize](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/hawkish-fed-minutes-push-us-rates-higher-while-corporate-spreads-stabilize)

 Written by [Maggie Cheng, CFA, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/maggie-cheng) | Feb 24, 2026, 3:30:32 PM

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