as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments an economist who is critical of this administration's monetary policies

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Recent Examples of monetary His mismanagement of the Fed has not only badly hamstrung monetary policy for years but has stuck the taxpayer with a massive bill atop a general cost-of-living crisis. E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025 To some extent, monetary policy will also depend on what happens with other key categories in the inflation basket. Jonathan Levin, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025 The Fed’s debates about monetary policy come against a bellicose political backdrop, in which the central bank’s traditional independence is eroding. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 July 2025 In 40 other states and the District of Columbia, eligibility requirements were expanded to consider low-income families under a certain monetary threshold. Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for monetary
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  • Cartoon by Jeremy Nguyen Copy link to cartoon Copy link to cartoon Link copied Shop Shop Trae Stephens joined Luckey and two additional partners to form Anduril, with seed money from Founders Fund and other investors, including one of J. D. Vance’s financial ventures.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • CalPERS reported on Monday having 79% of the money to cover its financial obligations — an increase in the pension’s funding level which stood at 75% in 2024.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
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  • Term premium is the extra return investors demand for holding long-term government bonds rather than rolling short-term debt, compensating for uncertainty about inflation, fiscal policy, and future interest rates.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • But that split persist, could evolve into a split along political lines, with one side swayed by political motives, and the need to accommodate fiscal policy, at the expense of adherence to the price stability mandate.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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  • The shake-up comes as worldwide consumers have cut back amid economic uncertainty as President Donald Trump has launched a stop-and-start trade war with America’s largest trading partners.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 29 July 2025
  • Over the years, Imagine Art has provided economic support and accessible art studios for disabled artists, and the Live Make project consolidates all those resources into one facility.
    Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025

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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monetary. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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