central bank
noun
: a national bank that operates to establish monetary and fiscal policy and to control the money supply and interest rate
central banker
noun
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Financial markets then projected that the Fed would lower rates once, near the end of the year, or not at all — based on a view that the central bank will see little merit in such a move as long as inflation remains a bit elevated and employment is growing.
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his view that price increases would soon start to cool again.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his view that price increases would soon start to cool again.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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