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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In the three months since the Pentagon deployed warships and aircraft in a campaign that the White House said was aimed at drug traffickers from Venezuela, the bolivar has depreciated around 70% against the US dollar, according to data from the central bank, hemorrhaging one point every day.
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The central bank has slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point at each of its last two meetings.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Russia spent many years stockpiling over $640 billion in central bank reserves before the full-scale invasion in order to ride out any Western response, and currently only half of that amount is subject to sanctions.
—Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
But banks are looking to fortify revenues as a downward trend of inflation in many African markets causes central banks to lower interest rates.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The central bank has slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point at each of its last two meetings.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Russia spent many years stockpiling over $640 billion in central bank reserves before the full-scale invasion in order to ride out any Western response, and currently only half of that amount is subject to sanctions.
—Suriya Jayanti, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
But banks are looking to fortify revenues as a downward trend of inflation in many African markets causes central banks to lower interest rates.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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