central bank
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The central bank ended up holding its benchmark interest rate in the current 3.50%-3.75% range for the fifth time in a row.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Several Fed officials said that survey measures of inflation expectations, a key metric for the central bank, had moved higher than before the conflict with Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The timing is also notable, coming just ahead of next week’s closely watched Jackson Hole economic symposium, a major Federal Reserve event where the central bank chairman typically delivers public remarks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Since the central bank started cutting in 2024, overnight interest rates have come down 1.75 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And they recommended that the NIH establish a reference collection of cells: a central bank where all cultures would be tested, cataloged, and stored under maximum security, using state-of-the-art sterile techniques.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
