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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That’s comfortably above the 2% core PCE target maintained by the Fed. —

Derek Saul, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 December’s meeting coincides with the Fed’s summary of economic projections, which is when the FOMC updates analysts on its forecasts for inflation, unemployment, growth, and more. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 The Commerce Department will release the October look at its personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s primary yardstick to measure the pace of price increases. —

Jeff Cox, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024 Neil Irwin Oct 31, 2024 - Economy Data reports show a balanced economy for the next president Inflation is a hair's width away from the Fed's target. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Fed