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

Examples of central bank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The central bank outlined plans to further support the struggling property market, including extending measures for two years and cutting the interest rates on existing mortgages. —

Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024 At home, Ishiba will be tasked with breathing life into the economy, as the central bank moves away from decades of monetary easing that has slashed the value of the yen. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 27 Sep. 2024 In China, stocks ripped higher this week after the central bank introduced a package of measures aimed at stimulating its struggling economy, including lowering interest rates. —

Krystal Hur, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024 The big picture: Inflation is approaching the Fed's 2% target, allowing the central bank to pivot its focus to the job market that lost steam in recent months. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for central bank

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