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 administration sees the Fed as the missing piece of the puzzle,” said Derek Tang, an economist at LHMeyer/Monetary Policy Analytics.

From MarketWatch

Friday is the last day before the Federal Reserve enters its blackout period, when officials must publicly refrain from speaking about monetary policy before its Federal Open Market Committee meeting on where to set interest rates later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The administration sees the Fed as the missing piece of the puzzle,” said Derick Tang, an economist at LHMeyer/Monetary Policy Analytics.

From MarketWatch

“BOC officials are still very likely to keep rates unchanged later this month, but we continue to think slowing inflation can lead officials to feel more comfortable using more accommodative monetary policy to help close a wide output gap,” Citi analysts said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Monetary policy is a fairly powerful tool, meaning that it can have fairly large and quick effects on outcomes.

From Salon