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

The predicted tightening of monetary policy comes as rising oil prices have stoked inflation in the bloc, with the eurozone’s economy contracting by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Tighter monetary policy was also a factor around the deflating of the dot-com bubble, Perkins notes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The RBI also voted to maintain a neutral monetary policy stance, signaling that it is continuing its wait-and-see approach as geopolitical uncertainty dominates the outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

CBA expects the Fed to begin a monetary policy tightening cycle in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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