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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Example Sentences

The longer the war persists, the greater the risk that inflation will remain elevated if monetary policy fails to act, Nagel noted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Gold prices fell in thin trading, as elevated oil prices and uncertainty over the future of U.S.-Iran peace talks clouds the outlook for monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In that note, Barclays analysts examined the case for using prediction markets as a tool for measuring risk that stems from the Fed’s monetary policy.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

What was unexpected was that four Fed officials dissented from the monetary policy action, the most dissents since 1992.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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