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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Inflation has since fallen to 2.4 percent in September, within striking distance of the central bank’s 2 percent target. —

Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 Russia’s central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21%. —

Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Some are now speculating that the central bank could even forgo a cut altogether if there are signs that inflation has begun to creep upward. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024 At a press conference following Thursday’s decision, Kazuo Ueda, the central bank’s governor noted that risks surrounding the U.S. economy are easing, an indication that conditions may soon be favorable for another interest rate hike. —

Lin Lin, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for central bank