"The Fed" refers to the Federal Reserve, not federal agencies, branches, or the government in general. Not to be confused with "feds," referring to federal agen

"The Fed" refers to the Federal Reserve, not federal agencies, branches, or the government in general. Not to be confused with "feds," referring to federal agents individually or in general. Also, the submission title is simply missing a word: the article uses "Federal government in talks [...]" which is a very conventional usage, whereas "Federal" as a standalone noun is considerably more rare.