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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The Trump campaign does not have detailed plans for the Fed yet, several people in its orbit said, but outside advisers have been more focused on the central bank and have been making suggestions — some minor, others extreme.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But for the past three months, that gauge has run at a pace faster than is consistent with the central bank’s inflation target.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But for the past three months, that gauge has run at a pace faster than is consistent with the central bank’s inflation target.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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