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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After the Fed's most recent rate cut in December, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank may be cautious about further rate reductions.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Two factors appear to have helped change traders’ minds about the Fed’s plans.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Will the Fed cut rates in January?
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
European stocks tracked morning gains on Wall Street, as the figures spurred hopes that the softening labor market will prompt an interest rate cut from the Fed at its meeting toward the end of this month.
—Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Two factors appear to have helped change traders’ minds about the Fed’s plans.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Will the Fed cut rates in January?
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
European stocks tracked morning gains on Wall Street, as the figures spurred hopes that the softening labor market will prompt an interest rate cut from the Fed at its meeting toward the end of this month.
—Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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