2:00p FOMC raises fed funds interest rate to 1.75%-2% 2:00p Fed 'dot-plot' shifts to show four rate hikes in 2018 instead of three 2:00p FOMC forecasts median fed funds rate of 2.4% by year end 2:00p Fed raises rate on excess reserves by 0.20% to 1.95% 2:00p FOMC drops wording about rates being 'below levels" in long run 2:00p Treasury yields rise after Fed raises key interest rate by a quarter percentage point 2:00p 10-year yield at 2.961%; 2-year yield at 2.557%; 30-year yield at 3.091% 2:01p Financial stocks edge higher after Fed rate hike 2:01p Dollar index pares losses after Fed decision 2:01p ICE U.S. Dollar Index little changed in negative territory at 93.763 2:02p Gold futures fall back below $1,300/oz after Fed lifts key interest rate 2:02p August gold at $1,299.30/oz in electronic trade, down from $1,301.30 Comex settlement