central bank

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The decision makes the ECB the first major central bank to tighten monetary policy in response to the jump in energy prices, which has driven inflation above 3% in the eurozone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Fed chair Kevin Warsh must navigate a divided central bank committee, elevated inflation, and market expectations of the probability for an interest-rate hike.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

So if the central bank was not making an insurance hike, one reporter asked, what was it doing?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It was the first major central bank to do so in response to inflation brought on by higher energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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