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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In the quest to get to a neutral rate that neither holds back nor boosts growth, Logan said the Fed could already be there based on current rates compared to inflation.
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Sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
In other words, do exactly the opposite of what’s needed to rein the Fed in.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Disruptive tariff policies and pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates are troubling reasons behind the decline in the dollar’s value.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Wall Street is hopeful for interest rate cuts from the Fed later this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
In other words, do exactly the opposite of what’s needed to rein the Fed in.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Disruptive tariff policies and pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates are troubling reasons behind the decline in the dollar’s value.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Wall Street is hopeful for interest rate cuts from the Fed later this year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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