money supply

American

noun

Economics.

the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.

money supply British

noun

the total amount of money in a country's economy at a given time See also M0 M1 M2 M3 M3c M4 M5

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money supply Cultural

The amount of money in circulation at a given time, usually controlled by some central banking authority.

Etymology

Origin of money supply

First recorded in 1875–80

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Other data include Italy’s CPI inflation data for January on Monday, final harmonized eurozone CPI data for January on Wednesday and eurozone money supply on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would mean controlling money supply through interest rate policy rather than focusing on trying to balance full employment and price stability.

From Barron's

Critics fear it would allow governments to surveil citizens' payments or even cut them off from the money supply.

From Barron's

His own explanations for inflation are eclectic, at times drawing on commodity and stock prices, the money supply, productivity and federal spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Warsh believes monetary policy should involve analysis of the size of the money supply, an economic philosophy long ago abandoned by the Fed on the grounds it doesn’t predict changes in interest rates.

From Barron's

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