the money supply
noun
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: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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But if a stablecoin were to achieve widespread use and then change its reserve requirement from, say, $1 per coin to ten cents, the money supply could increase meaningfully.
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Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
This means the Fed sets interest rates and controls the money supply.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The Fed manages monetary policy, which involves managing the money supply (the U.S. dollar) to achieve economic objectives, and the lowering and raising of interest rates.
—Stuart Robertson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The central bank is decreasing interest rate targeting and loosening the money supply in China, which will help in the short term with Bitcoin's correlation with risk assets as central banks race with one another to fight growing downturns in the economy around the world.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
This means the Fed sets interest rates and controls the money supply.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The Fed manages monetary policy, which involves managing the money supply (the U.S. dollar) to achieve economic objectives, and the lowering and raising of interest rates.
—Stuart Robertson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The central bank is decreasing interest rate targeting and loosening the money supply in China, which will help in the short term with Bitcoin's correlation with risk assets as central banks race with one another to fight growing downturns in the economy around the world.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“The money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20money%20supply. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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