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

With the Fed expected to take a more dovish route next year, courtesy of a new chairman, analysts are hoping business activity will ramp up—and with it, the labor market to become more dynamic. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025

Traders are currently pricing in a more than 80% chance of a quarter percentage point cut from the Fed in December, according to the CME FedWatch tool. —Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025

The episodes investigate the murder of McLane, a former NIS agent turned congressman, and the Fed Five’s boss. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025

Policymakers at the Fed disagree about whether to prioritize containing inflation or jolting employment, John Sedunov, a finance professor at Villanova University's School of Business, told ABC News. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025

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