Warsh’s Hawkish Hold and 3.6% Inflation Forecast Pressure Bitcoin
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish hold at his inaugural FOMC meeting on June 16-17, 2026, keeping rates steady at 3.50%-3.75% while projecting a significantly more restrictive policy path ahead. The Committee’s sharply elevated inflation forecasts and signals of continued rate hikes this year have tightened financial conditions and pressured liquidity-sensitive assets, including…