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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Wall Street also assessed fresh comments from Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, who indicated on Wednesday that the fight to bring inflation back to the central bank’s 2% target has hit some roadblocks. —

Samantha Subin,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024 Potential new tariffs could complicate the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decisions, just as the nation’s inflation rate is heading toward the central bank’s target. —

Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024 Traders are also grappling with fresh uncertainty for the Fed following Trump's win, potentially leaving the central bank less scope to cut interest rates if prices go up again under the incoming administration. —

Brigid Riley, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 In other words, the central bank would keep rates elevated. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for central bank