the Fed

noun

US, informal

: the group of officials (the Federal Reserve Board) who control the U.S. government's central banking system (the Federal Reserve System).

The Fed has decided to cut interest rates.

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Recent Examples on the Web

Bond yields have remained pretty high in recent weeks, which acts as their own quasi-rate hike — without the Fed needing to put its foot down and accidentally step on the weaker-than-expected job market. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

The even bigger problem, Hilsenrath says, is a collision taking shape with the Treasury and the Fed. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Fed watchers have found the September decision difficult to predict after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh suggested markets were doing some of the Fed's inflation-fighting work for it. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

By contrast, investors hope for a softer inflation report that will let the Fed stay on hold in September. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

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