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

—Gold prices continued to retreat as investors assess the U.S. monetary policy outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The decision makes the ECB the first major central bank to tighten monetary policy in response to the jump in energy prices, which has driven inflation above 3% in the eurozone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

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