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

“Communications must be in service to the Fed’s paramount responsibility: getting monetary policy right,” he told the Jackson Hole, Wyo., meeting of central bankers in late August.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bank is due to hold its next monetary policy meeting on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Also, “there were probably few surprises from the MAS” decision to leave monetary policy unchanged, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

But monetary policy decisions remain a watch item.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

One kind of monetary policy, which involves the central bank buying private assets, is chunked as quantitative easing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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