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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Still, even Lazar cautions that the one risk to this very merry outlook is that the Fed reacts by cutting rates too much, too quickly.
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Kelly Evans, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Despite inflation slowing since its pandemic spike, headline inflation ticked up to 3% in September, well above the Fed’s target rate of 2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
This was one of the key reasons why the Fed lowered rates in 2024 and then paused in early 2025 as inflation ticked up again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The data could also be a green light for the Fed to continue interest rate cuts.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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Kelly Evans, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Despite inflation slowing since its pandemic spike, headline inflation ticked up to 3% in September, well above the Fed’s target rate of 2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
This was one of the key reasons why the Fed lowered rates in 2024 and then paused in early 2025 as inflation ticked up again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The data could also be a green light for the Fed to continue interest rate cuts.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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