Financial Dictionary		Atlantic Financial Investment Word
US Federal Reserve (The Fed)

US Federal Reserve (also known as "The Fed") sets the interest rates for the country's debt. The US Federal Reserve is one of the most important driving forces in the movement of the markets and economy in both America and the world.  As of 2007, Ben S. Bernanke is the current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  Mr. Bernanke replaced outgoing chairman, Alan Greenspan.