Fed Minutes Point to Another Rate Hike This Year: Why Did Only Bitcoin React?
Most Federal Reserve officials said another interest rate hike would likely be appropriate this year, minutes of the September 15–16 meeting showed on Wednesday. US stocks and gold barely moved on the release. Bitcoin was the exception. The minutes cover the meeting where the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed‘s rate-setting panel, lifted its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%. The 12–0 vote delivered the Fed’s first hike since 2023. Gold, Stocks, and Bitcoin Reaction After FOMC Minutes. Source: TradingView Sponsored Sponsored What the Fed Minutes Say About the Next Rate Hike “Most” participants saw another increase in 2026 as likely appropriate, according to the minutes. “Some” said the risks to inflation had tilted further toward prices rising faster than expected. Several officials judged that the current rate was not restrictive, or only mildly so. In Fed terms, restrictive means borrowing costs high enough to slow spending and cool inflation. ???????? Key takeaways from todays Fed Minutes: • All 19 officials supported Septembers rate hike • Most expect another hike in 2026 • Inflation risks remain tilted higher • Many saw risk-management reasons to raise rates • Several see rates as only mildly restrictive Several participants also said the scale of the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout,









