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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Trump's latest attack on Powell was the third time in two days that a member of his administration has targeted the central bank leader.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 June 2025
The second reason is, of course, that these stablecoins are almost all pegged to the US Dollar and the seigniorage accrues not to the Fed or any other central bank but to private operators.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Almost 60% of foreign-exchange currency reserves held by central banks around the world are in dollars.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 10 June 2025
The Minnesota State Retirement System may buy U.S. bonds previously owned by a Russian oligarch via a bank in Cyprus, by the central bank of Denmark, a Fidelity mutual fund or a myriad of other entities.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 June 2025
The second reason is, of course, that these stablecoins are almost all pegged to the US Dollar and the seigniorage accrues not to the Fed or any other central bank but to private operators.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Almost 60% of foreign-exchange currency reserves held by central banks around the world are in dollars.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 10 June 2025
The Minnesota State Retirement System may buy U.S. bonds previously owned by a Russian oligarch via a bank in Cyprus, by the central bank of Denmark, a Fidelity mutual fund or a myriad of other entities.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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