# Barclays joins a growing list of brokerages to bet on no policy easing from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year.

*fintech · news · 2026-05-04 · MarketScreener*

## Key points

- Barclays now forecasts no U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026 due to persistent inflation.
- Barclays previously predicted a 25-basis-point rate cut in September 2026, now removed.
- Their revised forecast maintains a single quarter-point reduction in March 2027 instead.
- Barclays attributes the shift to higher-for-longer oil prices from the ongoing Middle East conflict.

**Companies:** Barclays
**Countries:** United States, Iran, United Kingdom

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