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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Higher domestic inflation has prompted the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates, in contrast to other major central banks that are lowering rates.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Indeed, investors may not have learned much from the central bank and Powell's remarks given that economists have already begun forecasting weaker growth and higher inflation as the U.S. moves to deploy tariffs against Canada, China, Europe, Mexico and other countries.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
In summary, there is now a trend toward fiscal consolidation in the world economy and arguably a passage towards central banks as the underwriters of growth.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Bitcoin is not working very well at what it was intended to be, which is a trustless medium of exchange that does not involve any third-party intermediaries or central bank money.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Indeed, investors may not have learned much from the central bank and Powell's remarks given that economists have already begun forecasting weaker growth and higher inflation as the U.S. moves to deploy tariffs against Canada, China, Europe, Mexico and other countries.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
In summary, there is now a trend toward fiscal consolidation in the world economy and arguably a passage towards central banks as the underwriters of growth.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Bitcoin is not working very well at what it was intended to be, which is a trustless medium of exchange that does not involve any third-party intermediaries or central bank money.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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