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 began its quantitative tightening campaign in March 2022, raising interest rates to between 5.25% and 5.5% in an attempt to wrangle inflation to its 2% target.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Capital Economics said in a note early Sunday that increased tension in the Middle East likely gives the Federal Reserve even more cause to go slow on rate cuts, as oil prices could disrupt the central bank’s battle against inflation.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Capital Economics said in a note early Sunday that increased tension in the Middle East likely gives the Federal Reserve even more cause to go slow on rate cuts, as oil prices could disrupt the central bank’s battle against inflation.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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