central bank
noun
: a national bank that operates to establish monetary and fiscal policy and to control the money supply and interest rate
central banker
noun
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The Fed beginning to cut interest rates indicates that central bank officials feel confident that inflation is under control just enough.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 July 2024
On the data front, several central banks are scheduled to release some key decisions.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 July 2024
The central bank has kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high since last summer to temper inflation.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Despite the new spending, India cut its fiscal deficit target to 4.9% of gross domestic product in fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, from 5.1% in February's interim budget, helped by a large surplus of $25 billion from the central bank.
—Fox News, 23 July 2024
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 July 2024
On the data front, several central banks are scheduled to release some key decisions.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 July 2024
The central bank has kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high since last summer to temper inflation.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Despite the new spending, India cut its fiscal deficit target to 4.9% of gross domestic product in fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, from 5.1% in February's interim budget, helped by a large surplus of $25 billion from the central bank.
—Fox News, 23 July 2024
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 29 Jul. 2024.
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