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.

Examples of the Fed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wall Street traders now see close to a coin flip’s chance that the Fed could raise rates twice more by the end of the year, according to data from the CME Group. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Warsh has quickly put his stamp on the way the Fed communicates. — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

At the start of the year, some Wall Street analysts expected the Fed to have room to cut rates this year. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

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