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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Fed policymakers carefully guard the Fed’s reputation for being independent from political pressure. Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025 Which means the Fed exists to intervene politically where market actors would not. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025 Fed critics, most notably President Donald Trump, think rates are too high and the Fed should be aggressively cutting. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 July 2025 Traders in the futures market now see less than a 7% chance that the Fed could cut its main interest rate at its next meeting later this month. arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Fed

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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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