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

Basing monetary policy on anticipated deregulation effects risks getting ahead of the data.

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Monetary policy risks, he said, could become overly restrictive if the Fed fails to account for supply-side gains.

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Those dynamics, she said, argue against tighter monetary policy and support patience as the effects of past rate increases continue to work through the economy.

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Monetary policy can address cyclical slowdowns but cannot offset structural shifts in labor demand, she added.

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“That makes me wonder how tight monetary policy really is.”

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