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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The issue is that the Fed has relied on shoddy data.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In response to the flagging labor market, the Fed is expected to cut interest rates when policymakers meet next week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
When unemployment goes up, the Fed usually lowers interest rates to try to give the economy some gas.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The good part of the news is that the Fed is likely to cut 25 basis points, or a quarter of a percent, off the benchmark federal funds rate.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In response to the flagging labor market, the Fed is expected to cut interest rates when policymakers meet next week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
When unemployment goes up, the Fed usually lowers interest rates to try to give the economy some gas.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The good part of the news is that the Fed is likely to cut 25 basis points, or a quarter of a percent, off the benchmark federal funds rate.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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