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

Monetary policy under Powell was more successful when it was driven by more conventional frameworks that stressed a more limited view of what monetary policy can accomplish, Romer said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“Those have been the times over the past eight years when monetary policy, in our view, has been least successful,” Romer said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The central bank’s President Christine Lagarde had repeatedly said monetary policy was in a “good place.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Given the limitations of monetary policy, the Fed may also need to coordinate with other federal agencies in the years ahead.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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