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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Investors weighing where to deploy $1 million today face a mix of shifting central bank policy and geopolitical risks.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2025
The chances of a cut at the conclusion of the central bank's meeting on December 10 are now around 90%, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
While removal protections for members of the central bank's board of governors are similar to those at the FTC and other agencies, the justices have made clear in their view that the bank is different.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
With the Federal Reserve split between increasingly hawkish and increasingly dovish policymakers, Chairman Jerome Powell is due to perform some serious log-rolling when the central bank meets this week.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2025
The chances of a cut at the conclusion of the central bank's meeting on December 10 are now around 90%, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
While removal protections for members of the central bank's board of governors are similar to those at the FTC and other agencies, the justices have made clear in their view that the bank is different.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
With the Federal Reserve split between increasingly hawkish and increasingly dovish policymakers, Chairman Jerome Powell is due to perform some serious log-rolling when the central bank meets this week.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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