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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Core prices, which exclude volatile food and energy items and are watched more closely by the Fed, increased 0.4% in line with February's rise.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Investors are looking to the Fed’s March meeting minutes, due out at 2 pm ET Wednesday, for more clues about where central bank officials stand on rate cuts this year.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
For now, investors are reassessing when the Fed might be ready to cut rates.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
At a meeting last month, the Fed opted to keep rates highly elevated in response to stubborn inflation.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
How far will mortgage rates fall when the Fed cuts rates?
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Annual inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred gauge, tumbled in 2023 after having peaked at 7.1% in mid-2022.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Rates are currently sitting at a 23-year-high of between 5.25% and 5.5%, and have been left untouched for several months as the Fed continues to watch key indicators.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
That nudged down the annual increase to 2.8% from 2.9%, still above the Fed’s 2% goal.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Investors are looking to the Fed’s March meeting minutes, due out at 2 pm ET Wednesday, for more clues about where central bank officials stand on rate cuts this year.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
For now, investors are reassessing when the Fed might be ready to cut rates.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
At a meeting last month, the Fed opted to keep rates highly elevated in response to stubborn inflation.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
How far will mortgage rates fall when the Fed cuts rates?
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Annual inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred gauge, tumbled in 2023 after having peaked at 7.1% in mid-2022.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
Rates are currently sitting at a 23-year-high of between 5.25% and 5.5%, and have been left untouched for several months as the Fed continues to watch key indicators.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
That nudged down the annual increase to 2.8% from 2.9%, still above the Fed’s 2% goal.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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