central bank

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The central bank has been trying — and failing — for five years to reduce inflation to an annual rate of 2%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the UK's central bank will not rush to make a decision on interest rate rises, despite the world facing what he described as a "very big energy shock".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Some investors expect the U.K.’s central bank to raise borrowing costs in response to the rise in energy prices that has accompanied the conflict in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It also means a new economic challenge for the central bank, which is simultaneously contending with a slowing labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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