the money supply
noun
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: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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The Fed manages monetary policy, which involves managing the money supply (the U.S. dollar) to achieve economic objectives, and the lowering and raising of interest rates.
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Stuart Robertson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The central bank is decreasing interest rate targeting and loosening the money supply in China, which will help in the short term with Bitcoin's correlation with risk assets as central banks race with one another to fight growing downturns in the economy around the world.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Prior to the reintroduction of a central banking system with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the U.S. was limited in its ability to adjust the money supply in response to market conditions.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Econ 101 teaches that inflation is the product of too many dollars chasing too few goods, forcing the Fed to tighten the money supply to address the problem.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
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Stuart Robertson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The central bank is decreasing interest rate targeting and loosening the money supply in China, which will help in the short term with Bitcoin's correlation with risk assets as central banks race with one another to fight growing downturns in the economy around the world.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Prior to the reintroduction of a central banking system with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the U.S. was limited in its ability to adjust the money supply in response to market conditions.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Econ 101 teaches that inflation is the product of too many dollars chasing too few goods, forcing the Fed to tighten the money supply to address the problem.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
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