central bank

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Five of nine economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected the central bank to extend its pause, while the rest projected a 25-basis-point hike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Indonesia's central bank hiked its key interest rate by 0.5 points, citing "heightened global volatility caused by the war in the Middle East".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Markets increasingly expect the central bank to raise rates later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It was also Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s last meeting in that role, after having led the central bank for more than eight years.

From Barron's • May 19, 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