central bank

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As Kevin Warsh got ready to begin his term as Federal Reserve chair on Friday, the bond market was already anticipating interest-rate increases by the central bank, as Joy Wiltermuth explained.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The central bank expects price inflation to range from 5% to 5.3% over the next 12 months, near the bank’s medium-term target of 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Powell then weathered the most sustained political assault on the central bank in its modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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