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

Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino will serve as acting chairman for the upcoming June 15-16 monetary policy meeting, while Deputy Gov. Shinichi Uchida will conduct the post-meeting press conference, the bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision on Thursday is the week’s highlight, where a 25-basis-point interest-rate hike is fully expected to counteract inflationary impacts from higher oil prices due to the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 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