central bank

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“Government bonds are rallying as inflation worries fade and markets begin to abandon bets on further central bank rate hikes,” said Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The cease-fire could boost hopes for interest-rate cuts and halt central bank gold selling, potentially regaining momentum for precious metals.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Judging by their bets in futures markets, Wall Street traders are firmly convinced the central bank will again hold rates steady at its next policy meeting later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Given the uncertainty around when the conflict will end and hence the scale of its impact, the central bank is likely to keep interest rates steady when it announces its decision later this week.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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