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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Most economists think the Fed’s first rate cut will occur in September, with potentially another cut by year’s end.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
Although the Fed promised three interest rate cuts in 2024, stubborn inflation prevented this, leading investors to hope for just one rate cut.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 July 2024
But after a year of the Fed holding interest rates steady at a 23-year high, inflation rates in the United States are once again declining.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 July 2024
Even so, the Fed has indicated that an additional rate increase is unlikely, instead forecasting one rate cut by the end of 2024.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 July 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
Although the Fed promised three interest rate cuts in 2024, stubborn inflation prevented this, leading investors to hope for just one rate cut.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 July 2024
But after a year of the Fed holding interest rates steady at a 23-year high, inflation rates in the United States are once again declining.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 July 2024
Even so, the Fed has indicated that an additional rate increase is unlikely, instead forecasting one rate cut by the end of 2024.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 July 2024
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 16 Jul. 2024.
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