central bank
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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
Three regional Fed presidents objected to the statement language at the April meeting, pushing to remove wording that signaled the central bank still leaned toward lowering interest rates.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But gold and silver have a positive day, with underlying support still coming central bank demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Indonesia's central bank hiked its key interest rate by 0.5 points, citing "heightened global volatility caused by the war in the Middle East".
From Barron's • May 20, 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
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