the Federal Reserve

the Federal Reserve
the Federal Reserve UK US noun also INFORMAL the Fed) BANKING, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD(Cf. ↑the Federal Reserve Board): »

Investors are concerned that problems in the housing market could force the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM(Cf. ↑the Federal Reserve System): »

As private credit markets make a recovery, banks have been borrowing less from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program.


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