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Re:Layoffs hit Quora by unlinked_dll on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:59PM (#22144334)
What does FED stand for in this context?
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Re:Layoffs hit Quora by appleflaxen on Friday January 24, 2020 @10:04PM (#22144352)
Federal reserve; the central bank that keeps interest rates below natural market price in order to pump growth, thereby putting too much cash in investors hands to possibly use constructively.

You end up with an investment bubble, which pops.

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Re:Layoffs hit Quora by Doingmything123 on Friday January 24, 2020 @10:19PM (#22144409)
I assume the Federal Reserve Board aka the central banking system of the US
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