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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Treasury auctions are underperforming, and questions about the Fed’s independence are growing louder.
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Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Trump may already be eyeing a replacement for the chair of the Fed.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Wednesday’s better-than-expected reading on inflation raised expectations along Wall Street that the Fed could cut its main interest rate at least twice by the end of the year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
But the Fed’s control over longer-term rates is far less direct.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Trump may already be eyeing a replacement for the chair of the Fed.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Wednesday’s better-than-expected reading on inflation raised expectations along Wall Street that the Fed could cut its main interest rate at least twice by the end of the year.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
But the Fed’s control over longer-term rates is far less direct.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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