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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Others are looking at corporate earnings, particularly higher quality balance sheets as rates remain elevated with the Fed just beginning to cut. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 Investors are betting with near certainty that the Fed will deliver a quarter-point cut, according to futures. —

Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024 With inflation having significantly cooled, the Fed is set to cut its benchmark interest rate next week for a second time and likely again in December. —

Democrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 That’s down from 2.3% in September and is almost right on the Fed’s +2.0% per year target. —

Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Fed