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 central bank boosted the money supply and lowered interest rates.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Monetarist economists assert that if production capacity grows by two percent per year, but the money supply grows by seven percent a year, the result will be five percent inflation.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
But if a stablecoin were to achieve widespread use and then change its reserve requirement from, say, $1 per coin to ten cents, the money supply could increase meaningfully.
—Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
This means the Fed sets interest rates and controls the money supply.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Monetarist economists assert that if production capacity grows by two percent per year, but the money supply grows by seven percent a year, the result will be five percent inflation.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
But if a stablecoin were to achieve widespread use and then change its reserve requirement from, say, $1 per coin to ten cents, the money supply could increase meaningfully.
—Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
This means the Fed sets interest rates and controls the money supply.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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