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 Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric accelerated at its fastest rate in almost three years last month, and markets now overwhelmingly expect the central bank to raise rates this year.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The shift higher in the Fed's preferred inflation gauge comes amid an increasingly hawkish tone on inflation from the central bank's new chairman, Kevin Warsh.
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Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Since the global financial crisis, central banks have relied on multiple rounds of quantitative easing, government debt has climbed to record levels and inflation has surged well above the Federal Reserve's long-term target.
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Dan Simms,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Impact on interest rates Earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh vowed to tackle inflation, saying at his first interest-rate decision meeting that the central bank is determined to lower inflation to 2% annually.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The shift higher in the Fed's preferred inflation gauge comes amid an increasingly hawkish tone on inflation from the central bank's new chairman, Kevin Warsh.
—
Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Since the global financial crisis, central banks have relied on multiple rounds of quantitative easing, government debt has climbed to record levels and inflation has surged well above the Federal Reserve's long-term target.
—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Impact on interest rates Earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh vowed to tackle inflation, saying at his first interest-rate decision meeting that the central bank is determined to lower inflation to 2% annually.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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