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

Some investors have been banking on looser monetary policy to boost earnings of companies outside the cadre of tech titans that have driven growth in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Further evidence of the U.S. economy slowing could impact monetary policy expectations.

From Barron's

Further evidence of the U.S. economy slowing could impact monetary policy expectations.

From Barron's

The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone fell to the European Central Bank’s target in December, underpinning views that monetary policy will remain stable in the near future.

From The Wall Street Journal

The RBA cut interest rates three times in 2025, but data in the final months of the year suggested that inflation was staging a comeback, and that the central bank could need to tap the monetary policy brakes sooner rather than later.

From The Wall Street Journal