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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This week, investor attention turns to Target (TGT) and key macro indicators, including the Fed’s latest meeting minutes and some housing market data.
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, dropped to 3.96% from 4.05% as traders built bets that the Fed will resume cutting its main interest rate as soon as September.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Inflation, at any rate, is still hotter than many households would like and has hovered just above the Fed's 2% target level for nearly the past year.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 May 2025
But to ease its target rates, the Fed had to again create money.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, dropped to 3.96% from 4.05% as traders built bets that the Fed will resume cutting its main interest rate as soon as September.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Inflation, at any rate, is still hotter than many households would like and has hovered just above the Fed's 2% target level for nearly the past year.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 May 2025
But to ease its target rates, the Fed had to again create money.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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