the money supply
noun
business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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Governments and central banks should vary taxes and public spending along with the money supply and interest rates to moderate harmful economic swings and avoid extremes.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
This can affect price and consumption levels that the Fed has to account for when determining the level of interbank interest rates, the money supply and the balance of its reserves.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
By limiting the ability of governments to manipulate the money supply at will, a gold standard could potentially reduce economic instability and moderate the boom-and-bust cycles that have characterized modern economies.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This in theory raises the cost of borrowing by tightening the money supply instead of buying such assets.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
This can affect price and consumption levels that the Fed has to account for when determining the level of interbank interest rates, the money supply and the balance of its reserves.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
By limiting the ability of governments to manipulate the money supply at will, a gold standard could potentially reduce economic instability and moderate the boom-and-bust cycles that have characterized modern economies.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This in theory raises the cost of borrowing by tightening the money supply instead of buying such assets.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the money supply
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“The money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20money%20supply. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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