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

Senate committee last month, they have not been sufficiently scrutinized as a basis for monetary policy.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Wilding, an economist, looked at the two main gauges the Federal Reserve uses to help set monetary policy, which have been flashing quite different signals.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 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

Yet this is precisely where the current monetary policy framework fails.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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