Context: The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises. Over the years, events such as the Great Depression in the 1930s and the Great Recession during the 2000s have led to the expansion of the roles and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System.\n\nQuestion: the federal reserve bank of the united states is also known as? Let's have some stream of consciousness first.
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To answer the question, consider the following: The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. So, the answer is the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed.
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