central bank

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Investors are betting the central bank will lift rates at least once more this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Juda also defended a move to tighten parliamentary oversight over the central bank, insisting the institution's independence was "non-negotiable".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The war, however, has complicated the outlook, with more Fed policymakers saying they were concerned about rising inflation, which the central bank would typically address by raising rates.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The central bank is now seen as more likely than not to raise borrowing costs this year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 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