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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The stock market is still rallying to record highs, the Fed is widely expected to cut rates at its meeting later this month, and the general consensus is that recession risks have all but faded.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Stocks have also rallied on optimism about the Fed cutting interest rates.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
But Wall Street economists largely believe the Fed will continue cutting rates at its meeting later this month even if the government remains shut.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Last month, an appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction requiring the Fed to let Cook continue serving in her role as a governor of the Federal Reserve System as her lawsuit moves through the courts.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Stocks have also rallied on optimism about the Fed cutting interest rates.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
But Wall Street economists largely believe the Fed will continue cutting rates at its meeting later this month even if the government remains shut.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Last month, an appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction requiring the Fed to let Cook continue serving in her role as a governor of the Federal Reserve System as her lawsuit moves through the courts.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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