central bank

Example Sentences

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The unit hit 18,028 against the greenback despite recent central bank efforts to provide support.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

SYDNEY—Australian economic growth slowed in the first quarter of the year, when the central bank started raising interest rates and the Middle East conflict sent fuel prices surging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

To measure underlying inflation, the new chairman has urged the central bank to look at alternatives to its standard gauge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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