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

The two prosecutors and an investigator from Pirro's office were denied access to the site, and were given contact information for the Fed's legal team, the source said. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

In January, the Justice Department launched a criminal investigation into Powell over his testimony to Congress about a project to renovate the Fed’s headquarters. —Chris Wellisz, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026

During Biden’s worst stretch, sentiment eventually recovered as inflation cooled and the Fed’s rate hikes took hold. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026

The labor market is tepid, inflation is higher than the Fed would like, and the price of oil is spiking because of a war in the Middle East. —Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026

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