monetary policy

Cultural

An attempt to achieve broad economic goals by the regulation of the supply of money. (Compare fiscal policy.)

Example Sentences

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“Higher oil prices would also complicate the Federal Reserve’s future monetary policy path.”

From Barron's

“They think there’s not much going to happen in terms of the ECB’s monetary policy over the next couple of months,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Policymakers also often argue that monetary policy shouldn’t respond to volatile swings in oil—but that approach is easier to defend when inflation is low and expectations are stable.

From Barron's

“You could see knock-on effects for monetary policy and inflation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

About the author: David Wessel is the director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, which he joined in 2014 after 30 years as a reporter, editor, and columnist at The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's

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