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

Zaye expects silver’s price direction will depend on whether improving industrial demand and persistent physical supply constraints can overcome pressure from restrictive U.S. monetary policy, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In his last public comments before the Fed’s blackout period, Chairman Kevin Warsh was neutral about monetary policy, saying he didn’t like to prejudge meetings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“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 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

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