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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Wall Street will also get several big economic updates next week, including the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 In the weeks since, the economic data has shown that inflation is moving still further away from the Fed's 2% target, as surging gas and diesel prices pile on pressure. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Wall Street still expects that one more rate hike is coming at the Fed's meeting in December. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Americans 55 and over now hold roughly $140 trillion, about three-quarters of the nation’s net worth, Fortune reported this month, citing a Bank of America Institute analysis of the Fed data. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Fed

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“The Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Fed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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