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

But its domestic policy shops continued to be valuable—for years on monetary policy and these days crucially making the case for the human and economic benefits of free trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

These periods roughly correspond with periods of expansion and contraction for the economy as the Fed cuts rates to spur growth and cuts them to cool growth—so it pays to watch the central bank’s views on the economy and its approach to monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

As interest rates and the price of gold tend to move in opposite directions, investors got spooked about Warsh’s potentially hawkish approach to monetary policy.

From Barron's

And for gold investors, U.S. monetary policy remains imperative.

From Barron's

As such, Friday’s inflation data release will be critical in assessing whether the Fed will ease monetary policy in line with investor expectations, or lean toward fewer rate cuts in 2026.

From Barron's