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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Based on the Fed's new decision, interest rates are now reduced by a quarter percentage point, moving to a range of 4.25 and 4.5 percent.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
To be sure, first-level investors worried about what the Fed might do are likely to avoid HIO.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Yet the Fed’s sting has left lingering wounds that only sustained progress in disinflation can heal.
—Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
As for 2025, many of you expect surprises in key areas: White House policy, what happens with the Fed and inflation, and AI.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
To be sure, first-level investors worried about what the Fed might do are likely to avoid HIO.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Yet the Fed’s sting has left lingering wounds that only sustained progress in disinflation can heal.
—Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
As for 2025, many of you expect surprises in key areas: White House policy, what happens with the Fed and inflation, and AI.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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