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 central bank cuts rates to stimulate the economy, but that can reignite inflation, especially when commodity prices like oil surge or supply chains are disrupted.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Friday’s jobs report for April provided the latest evidence that the central bank’s larger concern isn’t a flagging labor market but rather a cost of living that is getting increasingly harder for ordinary Americans to bear.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Silver prices are driven by inflation expectations, central bank policy, global economic conditions and investor demand.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Saudis splashing out on restaurant meals and new clothes helped drive the spending data, the figures from the central bank show.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Friday’s jobs report for April provided the latest evidence that the central bank’s larger concern isn’t a flagging labor market but rather a cost of living that is getting increasingly harder for ordinary Americans to bear.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Silver prices are driven by inflation expectations, central bank policy, global economic conditions and investor demand.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Saudis splashing out on restaurant meals and new clothes helped drive the spending data, the figures from the central bank show.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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