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

Copenhagen is in charge of Greenland's judicial affairs, monetary policy, foreign affairs, defence and security policy.

From Barron's

The precious metal hit a peak of $4,383.76 in early trade as a string of data last week pointing to further weakness in the US labour market and easing inflation gave the central bank room to ease monetary policy further.

From Barron's

Investors were back in the saddle for the final business days before Christmas, having had a minor wobble earlier in the month on concerns that the Federal Reserve would hold off easing monetary policy further in the early part of 2026.

From Barron's

"We're seeing one-directional, sudden moves especially after last week's monetary policy meeting, so I'm deeply concerned," Atsushi Mimura said Monday.

From Barron's

Though the BoJ remains behind the curve even after today’s decision, the pace of monetary policy tightening will remain very gradual, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal