money market

noun

|Updated on: 3 Jun 2018

Definition of money market

: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (such as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)

Recent Examples of money market from the Web

After years of making virtually nothing on their money market accounts and certificates of deposit, savers are finally getting closer to keeping up with inflation.

— stan choe, USA TODAY, "Rising interest rates: Savers sigh in relief, borrowers beware," 18 May 2018
After years of making virtually nothing on their money market accounts and certificates of deposit, savers are finally getting closer to keeping up with inflation.

— Washington Post, "What rising interest rates mean for savers, borrowers," 18 May 2018
But many retirement savings plans offer different default options — including balanced funds (a set mix of stocks and bonds), as well as very conservative options, such as a money market fund and stable value funds.

— susan tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Job hunters need to ask potential employers about this job perk," 16 May 2018
At the same time that visitation to San Diego has been growing, both domestically and internationally, the Tourism Authority has been spending increasing sums of money marketing the city.

— lori weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego tourism hits record levels this year," 10 May 2018
Yet a handful of online and community banks, credit unions and money market mutual funds that are hungrier for deposits are paying as much as 2.15% interest for a one-year CD.

— paul davidson, USA TODAY, "How Federal Reserve rate hike will affect mortgages, auto loans, credit cards," 21 Mar. 2018
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe and his board will keep interest rates unchanged at a record low for an 18th month at Tuesday’s policy meeting, the year’s first, money market bets and economists’ forecasts show.

— joanna ossinger, Bloomberg.com, "Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day," 5 Feb. 2018
Yet a number of entrepreneurs have placed 100 percent of their money in one item (stock, mutual fund, money market, certificate of deposit).

— jim chilton, sandiegouniontribune.com, "8 essentials often ignored by entrepreneaurs," 16 Apr. 2018
If investing was a highway, stocks would be the fast lane, bonds would be the middle lane, and money markets would be the slow lane.

— lincoln anthony blades, Teen Vogue, "Investing 101: What You Should Know Before Investing Your Money," 11 Apr. 2018

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