the FOMC

the FOMC
the FOMC UK US noun FINANCE
ABBREVIATION for Federal Open Market Committee: the part of the US Federal Reserve (= central bank) that decides interest rates: »

The FOMC lowered the interest rate from 6% to 5.75%.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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