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    the fed

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    prop. n.Proper NounA common nickname for the Federal Reserve System.
    The Fed's decision on interest rates is closely watched by investors.

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    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • And we have a Fed that's doing political things, this Janet Yellen of the Fed.

      And we have a Fed that's doing political things, this Janet Yellen of the Fed.

    • The Fed is doing political by keeping the interest rates at this level.

      The Fed is doing political by keeping the interest rates at this level.

    B1

    Why can’t prices just stay the same?

    07:31Why can’t prices just stay the same?
    • When the Fed uses interest rates to bring down inflation, what they're doing is tamping down that demand, right?

      When the Fed uses interest rates to bring down inflation, what they're doing is tamping down that demand, right?

    • Let's put you out of work so that demand slows, so that price growth slows." The Fed raises interest rates to slow down spending across the economy, partly by signaling to markets that they're taking the problem seriously, which creates an expectation that inflation will fall.

      Let's put you out of work so that demand slows, so that price growth slows." The Fed raises interest rates to slow down spending across the economy, partly by signaling to markets that they're taking the problem seriously, which creates an expectation that inflation will fall.

    B1

    Will houses become more affordable in 2024?

    03:21Will houses become more affordable in 2024?
    • So they increased from around 3% to a peak of about 8% in October and this was happening as the Fed was, you know, hiking interest rates to combat inflation.

      So they increased from around 3% to a peak of about 8% in October and this was happening as the Fed was, you know, hiking interest rates to combat inflation.

    • The FED has made it really clear that they're pivoting from rate heights to rate cuts now.

      The FED has made it really clear that they're pivoting from rate heights to rate cuts now.

    A2

    How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status

    12:13How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status
    • However, tech stocks took a hit once the Fed started raising rates in 2022.

      However, tech stocks took a hit once the Fed started raising rates in 2022.

    B1

    How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist

    08:14How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist
    • Central banks like the Fed or the Bank of England or the European Central Bank...

      Central banks like the Fed or the Bank of England or the European Central Bank...

    B1

    What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It

    09:50What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It
    • When you look at Trump's big, beautiful tax bill, you're going to take on that much debt and you combine that with consumer price increases and tariffs, it really makes it hard for the Fed to cut rates and a combination of the instability and higher rates is not great for the IPO bond.

      When you look at Trump's big, beautiful tax bill, you're going to take on that much debt and you combine that with consumer price increases and tariffs, it really makes it hard for the Fed to cut rates and a combination of the instability and higher rates is not great for the IPO bond.

    • It really makes it hard for the Fed to cut rates.

      It really makes it hard for the Fed to cut rates.

    B1

    I Analysed 100 Years of Gold Prices, This Is What I Found

    16:19I Analysed 100 Years of Gold Prices, This Is What I Found
    • And to understand what's happening over here is that you simply have to take a look at the balance sheet of the Fed.

      And to understand what's happening over here is that you simply have to take a look at the balance sheet of the Fed.

    • And that's why you see that the balance sheet of the Fed was very stable at around 800 billion dollars.

      And that's why you see that the balance sheet of the Fed was very stable at around 800 billion dollars.

    A2

    Too Hot For Booze? | Trump’s Hand | Epstein Intrigue Continues | The Coca-Cola Distraction

    11:19Too Hot For Booze? | Trump’s Hand | Epstein Intrigue Continues | The Coca-Cola Distraction
    • That's because firing the Fed chair, who was supposed to be an independent steward of our financial system and our monetary policy, would create an issue that economists call...

      That's because firing the Fed chair, who was supposed to be an independent steward of our financial system and our monetary policy, would create an issue that economists call...

    • Wall Street's message of abject panic must have gotten through to Trump because just a few hours after floating the idea, he told reporters that he was highly unlikely to fire the Fed chair,

      Wall Street's message of abject panic must have gotten through to Trump because just a few hours after floating the idea, he told reporters that he was highly unlikely to fire the Fed chair,

    B2

    Why Gold Is More Valuable Than Ever Now | WSJ

    05:34Why Gold Is More Valuable Than Ever Now | WSJ
    • Some of these countries, China, for example, hold large amounts of dollar-based assets like US treasuries that the Fed would be able to freeze.

      Some of these countries, China, for example, hold large amounts of dollar-based assets like US treasuries that the Fed would be able to freeze.

    • Some of these countries, China, for example, hold large amounts of dollar-based assets like US Treasuries that the Fed would be able to freeze.

      Some of these countries, China, for example, hold large amounts of dollar-based assets like US Treasuries that the Fed would be able to freeze.

    B1

    America Is Taking a Huge Risk Right Now…

    16:08America Is Taking a Huge Risk Right Now…
    • The president of the United States wants to fire the chairman of the Fed because he is not lowering down interest rates and it's costing the government hundreds of billions of dollars.

      The president of the United States wants to fire the chairman of the Fed because he is not lowering down interest rates and it's costing the government hundreds of billions of dollars.

    • The President of the United States wants to fire the Chairman of the Fed because he is not lowering down interest rates and it's costing the government hundreds of billions of dollars.

      The President of the United States wants to fire the Chairman of the Fed because he is not lowering down interest rates and it's costing the government hundreds of billions of dollars.

    A2