# Goldman Sachs Pushes Its Next Fed Hike Call to December as Bitcoin's Inflation Pop Fades

August core inflation near 3 percent came in below expectations, but long-term Treasury yields did not fall and bitcoin gave back its move above 85,000 dollars.

- Published: 2026-10-01T05:49:51.228Z
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- Section: macro
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/goldman-sachs-shifts-second-fed-hike-forecast-december/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/01/bitcoin-s-soft-inflation-pop-to-usd85-500-fades-as-bond-yields-refuse-to-fall), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-price-jumps-on-inflation-data), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Goldman Sachs moved its forecast for a second Federal Reserve interest-rate increase from October to December after the August reading of core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation, the gauge the Fed watches most closely, came i…

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