How to Use the Fed in a Sentence

the Fed

noun
  • What does this mean for the Fed?
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • But that is the Fed as it's now known.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And third, the Fed must stay in its lane.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • When the Fed cuts rates, bond yields tend to go down, too.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • He was forced to resign from the Fed.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Which is why the Fed should not delay.
    — Jeff Cox,eamon Javers, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Which is why the Fed should not delay.
    — Jeff Cox,sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And the Fed has something to do with it.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
  • So why is the Fed still cutting rates?
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • On this mark, the Fed deserves praise.
    — Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Warsh has called for other changes at the Fed.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 May 2026
  • That happened in the run-up to the Fed cut.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Gold soared in the fall when the Fed cut rates three times in a row.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • That’s it, as far as the Fed is concerned.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But if jobs look healthy then the Fed may not feel the need to cut.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The point is, where the Fed goes from here is far from set in stone.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • What does the Fed rate cut mean for mortgage rates?
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • What does the Fed rate cut mean for mortgage rates?
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hopes that the Fed was poised to cut rates have been put on hold for now.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Plus, outside forces make the Fed’s job even rougher.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • But the Fed has the feel of a castle under siege.
    — Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has sought to exert more control over the Fed.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Trump has sought to exert more control over the Fed.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • That could also shape how the Fed responds.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Is the Fed always out of phase with politicians?
    — Howard Schneider, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Other home loans are more closely tied to the Fed’s moves.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Cut too soon, and the Fed risks stoking even higher prices.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why the Fed doesn’t have a simple answer.
    — D. Brian Blank, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • That’s why the Fed doesn’t have a simple answer.
    — Brandy Hadley, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
  • Yet the Fed has kept it unchanged for the last five meetings.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

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