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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The nominee will face a high-wire act of placating the president (who wants steep interest rate cuts) while keeping the trust of investors worried about high inflation and political influence on the central bank.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Although inflation ticked up in September and remains above the Fed’s 2% target, analysts expect the central bank to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing cooling labor market risks as more pressing than lingering price pressures, according to a recent report by Oxford Economics.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Few people wield as much influence over financial markets and the global economy as the head of the US central bank.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Milei, elected in 2023, has pushed austerity measures that have slashed public spending, ended central bank money printing and brought inflation down from 211 percent to roughly 32 percent in under a year.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Although inflation ticked up in September and remains above the Fed’s 2% target, analysts expect the central bank to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing cooling labor market risks as more pressing than lingering price pressures, according to a recent report by Oxford Economics.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Few people wield as much influence over financial markets and the global economy as the head of the US central bank.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Milei, elected in 2023, has pushed austerity measures that have slashed public spending, ended central bank money printing and brought inflation down from 211 percent to roughly 32 percent in under a year.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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