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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Last week, a weaker-than-expected jobs report added to expectations of an imminent rate cut by the central bank.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s because dismal jobs data has created more of an urgency for the central bank to support the economy.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The central bank is widely expected to cut its benchmark borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point in an effort to prevent widespread job losses.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Investors will equate the United States to Turkey or Argentina, where leaders bully central banks and currencies collapse.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s because dismal jobs data has created more of an urgency for the central bank to support the economy.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The central bank is widely expected to cut its benchmark borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point in an effort to prevent widespread job losses.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Investors will equate the United States to Turkey or Argentina, where leaders bully central banks and currencies collapse.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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