monetary policy

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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

Bessent told Reuters on Sunday that he expects Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda to “do the right thing” on monetary policy, with the backing of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

While the environment remains supportive for gold on a fundamental basis, the market has become increasingly sensitive to expectations surrounding U.S. monetary policy, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Yields on short-term US Treasury bonds -- which reflect monetary policy expectations -- jumped, and the dollar rallied against its peers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Fed chiefs traditionally use their first speech at Jackson Hole to lay out their vision for how they see the path for monetary policy and the central bank as a whole.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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