Fed
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4.1
- noun
- /fɛd/
- US
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Reserva Federal (EE. UU.)
- Further, loans from the Fed signal all depositors that a bank will not fail.
- the Fed's monetary policy
- the Fed raises interest
- actions by the Fed
You know, there was no transparency in the Fed or Wall Street.
- You know, there was no transparency in the Fed or Wall Street.
- So they turned to the they turned to the Fed for for help.
- I'm going to buy what the Fed buys, the feds buying bonds.
- Yell it's Yellen is coming in as the Fed or, or Treasury Secretary.
Examples
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Both the Fed and the Bank of England had to go beyond their existing procedures.
Academic text (2008) -
The Federal Reserve (the Fed), though independent, has to aim for both full employment and price stability.
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So, you know, we saw yesterday the Fed raise rates.
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This is when the Fed has no control.
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If a run occurs, the Fed can lend newly created base money to the bank involved.
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You see, the Fed is America's central bank.
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But the Fed doesn't just give the money to the government.
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Of course, the purchasing power of all that money depends on the Fed's monetary policy.
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Bear Stearns was in a death spiral and the Fed brokered its sale.
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Recently, the Fed increased interest rates to combat inflation.
Synonyms
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4.1
The central bank of the United States that controls interest rates and helps keep the country's money and banks safe
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3.1
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
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4.4
The central bank of the United States that controls money and checks banks
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5.7
The central bank system of the United States that sets interest rates
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Etymology
Fed is a short form of Federal Reserve, where federal means 'of the national government' and reserve means 'a saved supply'. The Fed is the country's central bank that looks after money and sets interest rates.