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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Meanwhile, the Treasury is losing money on its bond portfolio, and the bond market is experiencing dislocations as the Fed reduces its large post-pandemic balance sheet.
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Allison Schrager, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
How could a surge in productivity complicate the Fed’s dual mandate?
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Powell suggests the Fed might stop tightening policy.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
Speaking in Philadelphia, Powell noted slowing payroll gains and rising employment risks but said longer-term inflation expectations remain anchored near the Fed’s 2% goal—remarks that lifted odds of another rate cut this month to 96%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Allison Schrager, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
How could a surge in productivity complicate the Fed’s dual mandate?
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Powell suggests the Fed might stop tightening policy.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
Speaking in Philadelphia, Powell noted slowing payroll gains and rising employment risks but said longer-term inflation expectations remain anchored near the Fed’s 2% goal—remarks that lifted odds of another rate cut this month to 96%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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