central bank

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The literature shows that one of the channels through which energy price shocks, like other commodity price shocks, can impact the economy is the central bank.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Futures on Friday were pricing in a 76% chance that the central bank will hold rates steady through year’s end, according to CME FedWatch, little changed from Thursday but up significantly from a month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Bloomberg reported that Turkey’s central bank liquidated about 60 tons of gold, worth more than $8 billion, in the two weeks ended March 20.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Given the mix of likely higher inflation and still-solid economic growth, economists reckon the central bank could make a hawkish shift later in the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And they recommended that the NIH establish a reference collection of cells: a central bank where all cultures would be tested, cataloged, and stored under maximum security, using state-of-the-art sterile techniques.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot