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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What to know Rogers, 63, from Vienna, Virginia, has a Ph.D. in economics and was a senior advisor in the Fed's international finance division from 2010 to 2021, according to the Justice Department's press release.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Sweet had expected the reading to fall to 2.2%, close to the Fed’s 2% goal, without the import duties.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump has a history of pushing the Fed to lower interest rates regardless of the economic conditions.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors allege that John Harold Rogers conspired with people in China to steal trade secrets from the Fed's Board of Governors and Open Market Committee and made false statements to the Federal Reserve inspector general.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Sweet had expected the reading to fall to 2.2%, close to the Fed’s 2% goal, without the import duties.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump has a history of pushing the Fed to lower interest rates regardless of the economic conditions.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors allege that John Harold Rogers conspired with people in China to steal trade secrets from the Fed's Board of Governors and Open Market Committee and made false statements to the Federal Reserve inspector general.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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