central bank

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The rise in stocks and gold has paralleled the expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet, which, in colloquial terms, is how the central bank prints money.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The central bank has signaled it remains open-minded about the policy path ahead, noting that its dual mandate of supporting employment and containing inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Traders are pricing in a 48% chance that the central bank raises borrowing costs at least once by the end of the year, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The bond market isn’t waiting around for Kevin Warsh, the newly confirmed head of the Federal Reserve, to get settled into his role at the helm of the U.S. central bank.

From MarketWatch • May 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