central bank

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The dollar strengthened and Treasury yields edged higher after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting body bolstered market expectations that the central bank would raise interest rates later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The immediate trigger for the rethink by both the central bank and investors has been the war in Iran, which sent energy prices climbing and threatened to keep inflation lodged above the Fed’s 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Speaking in parliament earlier Wednesday, Moulin stressed that he had served France for 30 years and would ensure independence at the central bank.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Markets increasingly expect the central bank to raise rates later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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