the fed has been raising rates since march of last year pressuring the broader market as it tries to fend off rising inflation however some of the stocks hardest hit by rate hikes could be big winners if the fed hints at a pause cnbc pro looked back at the stocks that were hit the hardest in the five trading days after each of last years fed rate hikes starting with the first quarter point increase last march of those we took the worst median performance within that fiveday period for each of 2022′s seven rate hikes among those stocks are paramount global  disney  and warner bros discovery 