central bank

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The central bank has been trying — and failing — for five years to reduce inflation to an annual rate of 2%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Indonesia’s central bank is widely expected to hold rates steady at 4.75% on Wednesday, with Goldman Sachs economists expecting policy settings to remain unchanged throughout this year and next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the UK's central bank will not rush to make a decision on interest rate rises, despite the world facing what he described as a "very big energy shock".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It also means a new economic challenge for the central bank, which is simultaneously contending with a slowing labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

One kind of monetary policy, which involves the central bank buying private assets, is chunked as quantitative easing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker