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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Those conditions have put the Fed in a bind, since the central bank must balance a dual mandate to keep inflation under control and maximize employment.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Cuts to the Fed rate could lead to further reductions in CD rates, particularly on longer maturities.
—Ryan Flanigan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Still, November is a long way away, and observers outside the Oval Office, including Jerome Powell and his colleagues at the Fed, have been raising their estimates of how the economy might perform in the New Year.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
But under Acting Director Russell Vought, the CFPB is refusing to accept money from the Fed.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Cuts to the Fed rate could lead to further reductions in CD rates, particularly on longer maturities.
—Ryan Flanigan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Still, November is a long way away, and observers outside the Oval Office, including Jerome Powell and his colleagues at the Fed, have been raising their estimates of how the economy might perform in the New Year.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
But under Acting Director Russell Vought, the CFPB is refusing to accept money from the Fed.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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