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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Fed fund futures pricing indicates a rate of 3.9% by the central bank’s December meeting, implying about a 62% probability of two cuts before the end of the year, according to CME Group data.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Recognizing the Fed’s failings in the 1970s, Congress amended the Federal Reserve Act in 1977 to include additional reforms, such as requiring the Fed chair to report to Congress twice a year to testify on the central bank’s activity.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
The central bank cut rates by a full percentage point as inflation receded and the unemployment rate inched up.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has over the years steadfastly defended the central bank's independence.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Recognizing the Fed’s failings in the 1970s, Congress amended the Federal Reserve Act in 1977 to include additional reforms, such as requiring the Fed chair to report to Congress twice a year to testify on the central bank’s activity.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
The central bank cut rates by a full percentage point as inflation receded and the unemployment rate inched up.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has over the years steadfastly defended the central bank's independence.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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