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Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Steady; Costco (COST) Stock Resilient

Published on · Source: finance.yahoo.com

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Steady; Costco (COST) Stock Resilient

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The Federal Reserve unanimously decided to keep the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. Despite expectations for a rate hike in 2026, Costco Wholesale (COST) demonstrated resilience, with same-store sales (SSS) growth of 14.4% in fiscal 2022 and 3% in fiscal 2023. Recently, Costco reported a 12.5% SSS gain for the four-week period ending May 31, even excluding gas price changes and foreign exchange impacts. This sustained performance highlights the company's strong position amidst economic uncertainty, making it attractive to some investors despite shares being 13% off their peak.

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About Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Costco is a membership-only warehouse-club retailer known for bulk pricing and strong customer loyalty driven by membership fees.

The Consumer Staples sector covers food, beverage and household-goods companies that tend to hold up in any economy.

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