---
title: "FTSE 100 Set to Open Higher After Fed Rate Hike as BoE Decision Looms"
publisher: "Share Talk"
author: "sharetalk"
published: "2026-09-17T06:20:55+00:00"
modified: "2026-09-17T06:21:52+00:00"
date: 2026-09-17
canonical: "https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-open-higher-after-fed-rate-hike-as-boe-decision-looms/"
category: "Blogs"
categories: ["Blogs", "Technology", "Technology, Media & Telecoms"]
tags: ["Asia", "Bangkok", "Denmark", "Endeavour Mining", "Fed", "Federal Reserve", "Finland", "FRANCE", "FTSE 100", "GERMANY", "Glencore", "Greenland plan", "Hong kong", "Japan", "London", "Manila", "mining stocks", "Mumbai", "Nasdaq Composite", "NATO alliance", "Netherlands", "Nikkei 225", "Norway", "S&P 500", "shanghai", "Singapore", "Sweden", "Sydney", "Taiwan", "UK", "United States", "Wall Street", "Wellington"]
image: "https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FTSE-100.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1"
format: "news"
language: "en-GB"
---

# FTSE 100 Set to Open Higher After Fed Rate Hike as BoE Decision Looms

**Published:** September 17, 2026
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** Blogs, Technology, Technology, Media & Telecoms
**Tags:** Asia, Bangkok, Denmark, Endeavour Mining, Fed, Federal Reserve, Finland, FRANCE, FTSE 100, GERMANY, Glencore, Greenland plan, Hong kong, Japan, London, Manila, mining stocks, Mumbai, Nasdaq Composite, NATO alliance, Netherlands, Nikkei 225, Norway, S&P 500, shanghai, Singapore, Sweden, Sydney, Taiwan, UK, United States, Wall Street, Wellington
**Featured image:** ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FTSE-100.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)

---

The **FTSE 100 is expected to open around 19 points, or 0.2%, higher at 10,705.57 on Thursday**, after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate increase in more than three years.

The Fed raised its target range by **25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%**, citing still-elevated inflation. Updated projections point to **one further rate increase this year**, with no additional hikes currently expected in 2027.

Attention now turns to the **Bank of England**, which announces its latest decision at midday. Markets expect Bank Rate to remain unchanged at **3.75%**.

Sterling weakened to around **$1.338**, while Brent crude traded near **$105 a barrel**.

Wall Street closed lower following the Fed decision, with the **Dow Jones down 1.2%, the S&P 500 falling 0.5% and the Nasdaq marginally lower**.

Asian markets were mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei up 0.2%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.1% and China’s Shanghai Composite slipped 0.3%.

Geopolitical risks also remained in focus after US President **Donald Trump threatened fresh trade restrictions on Europe** if closer EU-Canada cooperation was deemed hostile to US interests.

Thursday’s UK corporate calendar includes results from **Next, Galliford Try and Beauty Tech Group**, while investors will also watch final eurozone inflation figures and US jobless claims.

---

**Original URL:** https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-open-higher-after-fed-rate-hike-as-boe-decision-looms/
*Created by [WP Markdown Endpoint](https://wpmarkdownendpoint.com/)*