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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Damaging the Fed’s credibility could interfere with one of the institution’s core missions of keeping inflation in check, the brief said.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months had elapsed since the Fed last cut interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite the solid data, markets still expect the Fed to cut twice more this year, at its meetings in October and December.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
But Thursday’s positive economic data complicates the Fed’s situation.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months had elapsed since the Fed last cut interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite the solid data, markets still expect the Fed to cut twice more this year, at its meetings in October and December.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
But Thursday’s positive economic data complicates the Fed’s situation.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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