central bank

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Turkey’s central bank announces an interest-rate decision on Thursday, when it is expected to leave the one-week repo rate unchanged at 37.00%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The central bank has had to shift its focus to reining in another surge in inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Surging equity and property prices, rampant margin speculation and a central bank that tightened while the economy still looked strong produced one of the most spectacular unwinds in modern markets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Japan’s central bank could look past Middle East uncertainty and raise interest rates if inflation becomes a bigger threat to the economy than the risk of slowing growth, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

And they recommended that the NIH establish a reference collection of cells: a central bank where all cultures would be tested, cataloged, and stored under maximum security, using state-of-the-art sterile techniques.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot