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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Experts caution that if the Fed is expected to cut borrowing costs, mortgage rates often dip slightly right before the Fed’s announcement, only to rise again after the benchmark rate is cut. Christine Romans, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025 While the Fed doesn’t control mortgage rates, its actions can influence them by affecting the 10-year Treasury yield. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 If the Fed cuts rates deeper than expected, Sohn said, Wall Street could interpret the move as a signal that the Fed is worried that the economy is heading into a recession. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025 However, the Fed also recently lost access to one of its main private sources of backup data. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Fed

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