Bitcoin slips ahead of CPI as Fed’s Waller talks up half-point hike

A Federal Reserve governor signaled support for tightening at the December 8-9 FOMC meeting, and both Bitcoin and US stock futures moved lower Bitcoin fell toward $74,000 on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he supports raising interest rates at the central bank’s December meeting. Waller delivered the remarks in London on November 10, 2026. He backed a 25 basis point increase at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting scheduled for December 8-9. He also left the door open to something larger. If core CPI rises 0.3% or more month over month, Waller said, a 50 basis point hike should be considered. Waller’s case rests on inflation that he described as elevated and spreading across the economy. The timing made his comments especially pointed.

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