Markets & regulation

Federal Reserve (Fed)

Also called: the Fed · US central bank

In shortThe central bank of the United States, which sets short-term interest rates and influences how much money flows through the economy.

The Fed's job from Congress is to keep prices stable and employment high. It reads that as about 2% inflation, measured by the PCE price index. Its main tool is the short-term interest rate, set by the FOMC, and it can also expand or shrink its holdings of bonds.

Because that rate is the price of money for the whole economy, it matters for crypto too. Lower rates and more liquidity tend to help risky assets; higher rates tend to hurt them.

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