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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Inflation — hot or not Outside of the AI trade, the market debated the implications of what appeared to be hotter-than-expected inflation data on the Fed's upcoming policy meeting.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Yet the idea is holy writ at the Fed and in the minds of most policymakers.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Market conditions since the Fed last met have been especially turbulent, and there will be much to discuss and analyze.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
But financial markets expect the Fed could raise rates by the end of the year in an effort to curb price increases.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Yet the idea is holy writ at the Fed and in the minds of most policymakers.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Market conditions since the Fed last met have been especially turbulent, and there will be much to discuss and analyze.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
But financial markets expect the Fed could raise rates by the end of the year in an effort to curb price increases.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
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