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.
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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
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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
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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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