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

Senate committee last month, they have not been sufficiently scrutinized as a basis for monetary policy.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Wilding, an economist, looked at the two main gauges the Federal Reserve uses to help set monetary policy, which have been flashing quite different signals.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The firm says in a note that higher inflation risks brought on by rising oil prices increases the likelihood of tighter monetary policy suggesting higher opportunity costs for holding gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

That argument misses the purpose of monetary policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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