central bank

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The central bank kept its key rate at 3.75% last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

That included both central bank policy and fiscal policy - the government's decisions on taxation and spending - he said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Since leaving the central bank in 2011, Warsh has, among other things, served as a lecturer at Stanford University’s business school and as a visiting fellow at the university’s Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

They are increasing on expectations the US central bank could continue to hold interest rates in order to keep inflation under control, dashing hopes of further cuts by the Federal Reserve.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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