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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And while markets were strained in early April as liquidity was low in both stocks and Treasury bonds, the Fed said both markets remained orderly.
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Pete Schroeder and Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Back then inflation was actually below the Fed’s target.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Hammack also voiced concerns over how the Fed might balance those priorities.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
There is no evidence the independent Fed is taking a political stance, and Powell has vehemently denied suggestions that the Fed plays politics when making its monetary policy decisions.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Pete Schroeder and Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Back then inflation was actually below the Fed’s target.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Hammack also voiced concerns over how the Fed might balance those priorities.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
There is no evidence the independent Fed is taking a political stance, and Powell has vehemently denied suggestions that the Fed plays politics when making its monetary policy decisions.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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