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

Gagnon said Powell and his colleagues have never come up with a good way to communicate overall monetary policy, including the balance sheet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The Fed next meets April 28-29 to discuss monetary policy, but Wall Street expects no change to interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“If you make monetary policy under uncertainty, you have to be open to revising your rate decision,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The remarks came just days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also took a slight turn from his earlier stance on monetary policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 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