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OECD Forecast: End of Rate Cut Cycle by 2026

Wednesday Dec 3 2025 00:00

2 min

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
1.1 Key Takeaways:
2. Overview of Interest Rate Forecasts
2.1 Regional Outlook:
3. Global Economic Growth
3.1 Growth Forecasts by Region:
4. Risks and Challenges
4.1 Policy Recommendations:

Executive Summary

This article takes a closer look at the latest OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) forecasts regarding global interest rates and economic growth through 2027. The organization anticipates that most major central banks will conclude their rate-cutting cycles by the end of 2026. However, these banks face significant challenges in balancing inflation and slowing economic growth.

Key Takeaways:

Rate cut cycle expected to end by 2026.
Varying impacts on different economies.
Challenges of inflation and slowing economic growth.
Importance of sustainable fiscal policies.

Overview of Interest Rate Forecasts

The OECD projects that the U.S. Federal Reserve will only raise interest rates twice more before the end of 2026, and then maintain the federal funds rate at a level between 3.25% and 3.5% throughout 2027. These projections come as the Federal Reserve seeks to balance the inflationary effects of tariffs with a weakening labor market.

Regional Outlook:

Eurozone and Canada: No further interest rate cuts are expected.
Japan: Gradual tightening of monetary policy with inflation stabilizing around 2%.
United Kingdom: Interest rate cuts to cease in the first half of 2026.
Australia: Similar expectations for interest rate cuts to halt in the second half of 2026.

Global Economic Growth

The OECD anticipates that global GDP will grow by 3.2% in 2025, then slow to 2.9% in 2026 before recovering to 3.1% in 2027. This aligns with the latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Part of this growth is attributed to increased investments in artificial intelligence (AI), boosting industrial production in the United States and many Asian economies.

Growth Forecasts by Region:

United States: Growth of 2% in 2025 and 1.7% in 2026.
Eurozone and Japan: Expected growth of 1.3% in 2025.
United Kingdom: Growth of 1.2% in 2026.

Risks and Challenges

The OECD warns that excessive optimism about AI could lead to a sudden repricing of assets, potentially causing "forced asset sales" by non-bank financial institutions. It also urges governments to seize this period of relative stability to address rising debt burdens.

Policy Recommendations:

Address rising debt.
Exercise caution regarding excessive optimism about AI.
Manage government spending wisely.

Risk Warning: this article represents only the author’s views and is for reference only. It does not constitute investment advice or financial guidance, nor does it represent the stance of the Markets.com platform.When considering shares, indices, forex (foreign exchange) and commodities for trading and price predictions, remember that trading CFDs involves a significant degree of risk and could result in capital loss.Past performance is not indicative of any future results. This information is provided for informative purposes only and should not be construed to be investment advice. Trading cryptocurrency CFDs and spread bets is restricted for all UK retail clients. 

Written by:

Noah Lee

OECD Forecast: End of Rate Cut Cycle by 2026

Executive Summary

Key Takeaways:

Overview of Interest Rate Forecasts

Regional Outlook:

Global Economic Growth

Growth Forecasts by Region:

Risks and Challenges

Policy Recommendations:

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