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

Instead, following Fed practice since the 1990s, Warsh accepts that monetary policy should be made by setting interest rates.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

They make public their views on the economy, inflation and monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

He has also argued that the Fed should treat certain price shocks as temporary rather than reasons to tighten monetary policy.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It is to stop treating discretion as a viable monetary policy strategy and return to letting data guide rate decisions in an objective manner.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 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