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Ten31 Timestamp: To Hike or Not to Hike

John Arnold joins Marty to break down why the Fed is fiscally trapped and unable to hike rates despite inflationary pressures from Middle East supply shocks, while Bitcoin achieves unprecedented institutional integration through mortgage markets and Wall Street ETF filings.

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In this episode:

Why the Fed cannot hike: Debt/GDP and interest expense constraints

MOVE index spikes to highest levels since Liberation Day

The 1940s analog: Fed-Treasury coordination, price controls, and rationing

Private credit contagion and Treasury basis trade unwind risks

Fannie Mae and…

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