📉 **FOMC DECODED: Hawkish Pause Sets the Stage for 2026** 📉
The Fed moved exactly as expected — but the *real news* was in the details.
### 🧾 **The Headlines:**
✅ **25 BPS cut** — done. Target range: **3.50%-3.75%**
✅ **T-bill purchases start Dec 12** — $40B/month, “elevated for months”
✅ **QT officially ended Dec 1** — liquidity flow now shifting
✅ **Rate hikes “off the table”** — cuts or pauses only from here
✅ **Neutral rate reached** — fewer cuts ahead, pause likely
✅ **Growth expected to rise in 2026** — ISM likely >50 (bullish for alts)
✅ **Labor market weakening** — inflation risk acknowledged
### 🧠 **What It Means for Crypto:**
🔹 **Liquidity is coming, but slowly** — T-bill buying ≠ QE (short-term bonds only).
🔹 **Hawkish tilt** — neutral rate + cut pause = less immediate dollar weakness.
🔹 **2026 growth signal** — ISM >50 could be the **true altseason trigger**.
🔹 **Markets pricing patience** — no rush into risk assets yet, but setup forming.
### 📅 **The Roadmap:**
**Now → Early 2025:** Liquidity slowly returns, consolidation likely.
**2026:** Growth acceleration + liquidity wave = potential **altseason launch**.
The Fed isn’t turning on the firehose yet — but they’ve opened the valve.
**Smart money is positioning for 2026, not next week.**
Are you building your altcoin watchlist for the coming expansion?
👇 How are you interpreting this Fed meeting?
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