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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Expectations have sunk sharply in recent days that the Fed will cut its main interest rate at its next meeting in December.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Traders on Thursday were pricing in roughly a 52% chance the Fed cuts rates in December, according to CME FedWatch.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
If the Fed is loosening its monetary policy stance at a time when the government is sending people $2,000 payments, Boccia said, the combination could be inflationary.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2025
The PwC 2025 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report stated that, despite the number of question marks in the air, a somewhat more certain outlook is coming into focus now that the Fed has pivoted on its monetary policy.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Traders on Thursday were pricing in roughly a 52% chance the Fed cuts rates in December, according to CME FedWatch.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
If the Fed is loosening its monetary policy stance at a time when the government is sending people $2,000 payments, Boccia said, the combination could be inflationary.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2025
The PwC 2025 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report stated that, despite the number of question marks in the air, a somewhat more certain outlook is coming into focus now that the Fed has pivoted on its monetary policy.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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