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

A move in the financial conditions index toward zero would indicate that monetary policy is having a greater impact.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Concerns about a restrictive monetary policy response are limiting the metal’s appeal.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Lower oil prices could favor bullion by easing inflationary pressure and expectations for tighter monetary policy, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

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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