# Bank of America Now Expects Three Fed Rate Hikes This Year as Warsh's Inflation Fight Hardens

A forecast for tightening under the new Federal Reserve chair injects real-rate uncertainty that pressures risk assets, crypto included.

- Published: 2026-06-23T10:27:12.108Z
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- Section: macro
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Bank of America now expects three Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes this year, warning that inflation is getting "unambiguously worse" under Chair Kevin Warsh, the bank told CNBC. The call marks a shift toward a tighter monetary path than…

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