central bank

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Overall, it has appreciated slightly against the dollar the last 25 years, according to the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

As of Friday afternoon, futures traders were pricing in a 77% chance that the central bank will maintain its current benchmark rate by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The situation has dashed the hopes of many on Wall Street that the US central bank might lower interest rates this year.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Limited demand pressures and Middle East uncertainties should keep the central bank on hold in the near term, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One kind of monetary policy, which involves the central bank buying private assets, is chunked as quantitative easing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker