the money supply
noun
business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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The Fed increased the money supply enormously in the 30 months after the first COVID case in 2020.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Monetary inflation: Results from excessive expansion of the money supply, diluting currency value throughout the economy.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
After the Bretton Woods system The Bretton Woods system forced the Federal Reserve to continuously increase the money supply in the U.S., running a trade deficit to provide Europe its reserve currency needs.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The United States held on until 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) devalued the dollar and cut its gold backing, effectively expanding the money supply.
—Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Monetary inflation: Results from excessive expansion of the money supply, diluting currency value throughout the economy.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
After the Bretton Woods system The Bretton Woods system forced the Federal Reserve to continuously increase the money supply in the U.S., running a trade deficit to provide Europe its reserve currency needs.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The United States held on until 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) devalued the dollar and cut its gold backing, effectively expanding the money supply.
—Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“The money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20money%20supply. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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