money supply
noun
: the total amount of money available in an economy for spending as calculated by any of various methods (as by adding total currency to funds available in private checking accounts)
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The root of inflation is an increase in an economy's money supply that allows more people to enter markets for goods, driving prices higher.
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USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Pay attention to softening regional bank lending and balance sheets, money supply growth (or lack thereof) and increases in credit card delinquencies.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
In Earnings Report 2020 - early 2021: Increase in money supply to cushion the impact of lockdowns led to high demand for goods; producers unable to match up.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
China increases its money supply to address its economic problems.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
Tracking money supply and asset holdings across countries, JPMorgan’s model showed that investors from individuals to pensions and asset managers have seen cash holdings as a percentage of their total portfolios falling toward the lows at the end of 2021.
—Lu Wang, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
From March 2020 to March 2022, the M2 money supply (currency plus bank deposits) increased by 40%, exceeding any other two-year period since 1871.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
Its money supply is not beholden to the dictates of the European Central Bank — at least not directly.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
The contracting money supply means that the economy is running on fumes…
Desmond Lachman:
Over the past few years, the Fed has swung from an overly easy monetary policy intended to prevent too-low inflation to a highly restrictive monetary policy in an effort to regain inflation control.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Pay attention to softening regional bank lending and balance sheets, money supply growth (or lack thereof) and increases in credit card delinquencies.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
In Earnings Report 2020 - early 2021: Increase in money supply to cushion the impact of lockdowns led to high demand for goods; producers unable to match up.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
China increases its money supply to address its economic problems.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
Tracking money supply and asset holdings across countries, JPMorgan’s model showed that investors from individuals to pensions and asset managers have seen cash holdings as a percentage of their total portfolios falling toward the lows at the end of 2021.
—Lu Wang, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
From March 2020 to March 2022, the M2 money supply (currency plus bank deposits) increased by 40%, exceeding any other two-year period since 1871.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
Its money supply is not beholden to the dictates of the European Central Bank — at least not directly.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
The contracting money supply means that the economy is running on fumes…
Desmond Lachman:
Over the past few years, the Fed has swung from an overly easy monetary policy intended to prevent too-low inflation to a highly restrictive monetary policy in an effort to regain inflation control.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
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“Money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20supply. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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