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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And if tariff risks remain elevated, the Fed may need to cut rates significantly more than is currently priced into financial markets.
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Some of those developments would point to higher interest rates, others to lower rates — so in the absence of clear evidence of which proves more powerful, the Fed is looking to stand pat.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Persistent inflation could deter the Fed from moving to nudge down interest rates and lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, experts note.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Yale Budget Lab estimates that tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China, in addition to a full retaliatory response from all three, would increase the Fed’s preferred inflation measure of personal consumption expenditures inflation by 1.22%.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Some of those developments would point to higher interest rates, others to lower rates — so in the absence of clear evidence of which proves more powerful, the Fed is looking to stand pat.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Persistent inflation could deter the Fed from moving to nudge down interest rates and lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, experts note.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Yale Budget Lab estimates that tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China, in addition to a full retaliatory response from all three, would increase the Fed’s preferred inflation measure of personal consumption expenditures inflation by 1.22%.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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