FOMC Signals No Rush to Cut Rates Until March 2026, Crypto Faces Test
Bitcoin and the broader crypto market enter the New Year under renewed pressure after the Federal Open Market Committee released its December meeting minutes.
The FOMC minutes make it very clear that there’s little urgency to cut interest rates again in early 2026.
The minutes, published December 30, suggest policymakers favor a pause following December’s 25-basis-point cut, pushing expectations for the next reduction toward March at the earliest.
Markets had already priced out a January move, but the language reinforced that view. The FOMC minutes even shadowed rate cut hopes for March 2026.
So, the clear earliest interest rate cut could come in April.
