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 longer the war persists, the greater the risk that inflation will remain elevated if monetary policy fails to act, Nagel noted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

However, “ongoing inflation concerns arising from elevated oil prices could continue to push monetary policy expectations toward more caution,” BankPro’s Paolo Broccardo says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In that note, Barclays analysts examined the case for using prediction markets as a tool for measuring risk that stems from the Fed’s monetary policy.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

That argument misses the purpose of monetary policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

One kind of monetary policy, which involves the central bank buying private assets, is chunked as quantitative easing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker