The Federal Reserve will not publicly disclose communications between its chairman and President Donald Trump unless they are scheduled telephone calls or meetings.

The lack of transparency in communication between the two adds to the larger intrigue over the extent to which Trump exerts influence over Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, whom he appointed to replace Jerome Powell in large part because Powell refused to do his bidding on interest rates.

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