FED
WordNet
noun
(1) The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies
"The Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
(2) Any federal law-enforcement officer
WiktionaryText
FED
- Federal Reserve System.
- 1982-3, National Farmers' Union Washington newsletter, v. 29-31, http://books.google.com/books?lr=&id=ajk9AAAAYAAJ&q=%22so%2C+the+FED+Chairman%22#search_anchor:
- So, the FED Chairman chose to reassure all concerns, promising "a lasting expansion in economic activity while continuing progress against inflation.
- 1985, Caryl Ersenkal, Myles S. Wallace, and John T. Warner, "Chairman reappointments, presidential elections and policy actions of the federal reserve," Policy Sciences, Springer Netherlands, ISSN 0032-2687, vol. 18, no. 3, November, 1985, pages 211-225, pg. 211:
- The extent of independence of the Federal Reserve Board (FED) from the executive branch has been a topic of ongoing study by economists and political scientists.
- 2003, Review of the economic situation of Mexico, Citigroup/Banco Nacional de México (Banamex), August 2003, vol. LXXIX, no. 932, pg. 3:
- Positive news was consolidated for economic performance, while the bond market diverged from the opinions expressed by the FED.
- 2006, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2006, International Monetary Fund, ISBN 9781589065772, pg. 191:
- Consolidates the Federal Reserve Banks (FED) and monetary authority functions undertaken by the central government.
- 1982-3, National Farmers' Union Washington newsletter, v. 29-31, http://books.google.com/books?lr=&id=ajk9AAAAYAAJ&q=%22so%2C+the+FED+Chairman%22#search_anchor: