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The Fed Moved. The Borrowing Math Changed for Businesses.

The Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike gives business owners a clearer number to work with, making it easier to test investments, financing costs and cash-flow assumptions.

When we wrote about Jackson Hole last month, the market was looking for clues about what the Federal Reserve might do next. Last week, it provided clarity. The Federal Open Market Committee raised its policy rate by a quarter point, its first increase in more than three years, and the vote was unanimous. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said the move removed a “dose of accommodation” from monetary policy, while signaling the possibility of additional tightening if inflation doesn’t meaningfully improve in a timely manner.

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Business owners don’t need to start emergency planning or make net new decisions. A business that needs to purchase machinery,........

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