central bank

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Lagarde cited rising government debt and a fragile financial system as additional threats to central bank independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“When fragility in parts of the system make each interest rate change potentially destabilizing, the central bank sees its room for maneuver curtailed,” Lagarde said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

That’s a tricky landscape for Warsh, who was sworn in as Fed Chair last week, to navigate as the central bank seeks to tame inflation pressures without slowing broader economic growth.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The central bank doesn’t see inflation returning to the midpoint of its target band until mid-2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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