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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At the moment, the Fed’s preferred annual inflation measure sits at 2.6%, above its 2% target.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
The financial markets anticipated the Fed's decision to maintain the benchmark borrowing rate at between 4.25% and 4.5%, despite the president's calls for a reduction.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 May 2025
The Context Economists and Wall Street analysts still expect two or three rate reductions in 2025, owing in large part to the economic turbulence triggered by Trump's sweeping tariffs, which have clouded the Fed's policy outlook.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
With inflation not far from the Fed’s 2% target for now, Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argue that the Fed could reduce its rate.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
The financial markets anticipated the Fed's decision to maintain the benchmark borrowing rate at between 4.25% and 4.5%, despite the president's calls for a reduction.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 May 2025
The Context Economists and Wall Street analysts still expect two or three rate reductions in 2025, owing in large part to the economic turbulence triggered by Trump's sweeping tariffs, which have clouded the Fed's policy outlook.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
With inflation not far from the Fed’s 2% target for now, Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argue that the Fed could reduce its rate.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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