central bank

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The central bank kept its base rate, which affects mortgage and other borrowing costs for Americans, at the 3.5% to 3.75% level on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But what of the €210bn frozen Russian central bank assets the EU has sitting in its jurisdiction, mainly in Belgium?

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Kevin Warsh will be grappling with greater uncertainty and less uniformity at the Fed when he probably takes over from Jerome Powell as head of the U.S. central bank on May 15.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

These effects, such as higher electricity and utility costs, will likely keep inflation high in the three months through June and strengthen the case for Australia’s central bank to raise interest rates again, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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