Here's how the market responded to the Fed's decision to raise rates

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March 15, 2017 10:01 PM

Business Insider spoke with TD Ameritrade's Chief Market Strategist to get his impression of how the market reacted to the Fed's announcement to raise rates.

The US central bank announced March 15 that it has decided to raise its benchmark interest rate to a target of 0.75% to 1%. It also hinted at more rate hikes down the road.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen said the main take-away from the move is that "the economy is doing well."

She said in a press conference,

Business Insider spoke with J.J.

Kinahan expects the market to now turn its attention to the fiscal policy initiatives that Trump has proposed, which many people view as a potential tailwind for the economy.

"On the policy front, the market is waiting with bated breath on the tax plan and repatriation," he said. "Now that we got the rate hike the focus of the market is going to turn to Trump."

Kinahan said the market showed a little bit of impatience for those proposals last week when it witnessed three days of declines.

"There was some pressure on stocks towards the end of last week and the only explanation I can think of is that the market is getting impatient waiting for the details surrounding these proposals," he said.

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