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WSJ: Trump and Warsh kept rate-hike truce, but it may not survive a second one

  • Trump approved the rate hike in a call with Warsh before the Fed meeting
  • The call surprised many of the president's advisers
  • Risk: an October hike would put Warsh under intensified White House scrutiny
Why it matters: Political pressure on the Fed affects rate expectations, and therefore bitcoin and risk assets.
Source: PANews