central bank

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The central bank is likely to raise rates to “guard against broadening inflation risks,” but this may not be sufficient to stem peso weakness, the senior currency analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The Philippine central bank raised rates in a preemptive strike against mounting inflation risks fueled by the war in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

When the PCE comes in hot, as it has over recent months, the central bank is more reluctant to lower interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The central bank primarily uses the price index for personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, which tracks the prices American consumers pay for goods and services, to evaluate inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 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