monetary policy

Cultural  

1. An attempt to achieve broad economic goals by the regulation of the supply of money. (Compare fiscal policy.)

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monetary policy

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said with demand healthy and inflation stubbornly elevated, the appropriate direction of monetary policy is relatively straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Bank of Japan last month declared its two-percent inflation target had been met, after 13 years of ultra-loose monetary policy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Spain’s government nominated Hernandez de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, whom former colleagues describe as a technical whiz with a strong grasp of central banking and monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The monetary policy decision comes on the heels of a momentous presidential election that rocked markets last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The economy now can be thought of as an entity which responds to actions by central banks; we call that monetary policy.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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