monetary policy

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1. An attempt to achieve broad economic goals by the regulation of the supply of money. (Compare fiscal policy.)

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monetary policy

Since then, data showing strong jobs creation and stubbornly high inflation have cemented expectations, with traders pricing a more than 90 percent chance board members choose to tighten monetary policy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Both are best achieved by monetary policy that generates growth in aggregate demand consistent with stable low inflation and real economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But size and speed matter in monetary policy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

He discussed the benefits of a reaction function, such as the Taylor Rule, that would systematically guide monetary policy and inform the public, but said “our knowledge just doesn’t extend that far.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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