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 Treasury has arranged a $20 billion swap line with Argentina’s central bank, part of an effort to infuse the South American country with capital.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The New York Fed currently holds more than $1 billion in frozen funds belonging to Myanmar’s central bank.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Over in Japan, the central bank released the results for its third-quarter Tankan survey.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Current Chair Jerome Powell’s term atop the Fed is set to expire in the spring, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has started interviewing candidates — some of whom could also fill other vacancies at the central bank.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The New York Fed currently holds more than $1 billion in frozen funds belonging to Myanmar’s central bank.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Over in Japan, the central bank released the results for its third-quarter Tankan survey.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Current Chair Jerome Powell’s term atop the Fed is set to expire in the spring, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has started interviewing candidates — some of whom could also fill other vacancies at the central bank.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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