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1Monetary policy — Part of a series on Government Public finance File:Governmentbhj,i,gu Vedder Highsmith detail 1.jpeg …
2Monetary policy — Actions taken by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to influence the money supply or interest rates. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * monetary policy monetary policy ➔ policy * * * Government policy that deals with …
3monetary policy — Actions taken by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to influence the money supply or interest rates. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * monetary policy monetary policy ➔ policy * * * Government policy that deals with total… …
4monetary policy — /ˌmʌnɪt(ə)ri pɒlɪsi/ noun the government’s policy relating to finance, e.g. bank interest rates, taxes, government expenditure and borrowing ▪▪▪ ‘…the decision by the government to tighten monetary policy will push the annual inflation rate above …
5monetary — / mʌnɪt(ə)ri/ adjective referring to money or currency ▪▪▪ ‘…the decision by the government to tighten monetary policy will push the annual inflation rate above the year’s previous high’ [Financial Times] ▪▪▪ ‘…it is not surprising that the Fed… …
6monetary — [[t]mʌ̱nɪtri, AM mɑ͟ːnɪteri[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: ADJ n Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation... The courts will be asked to place a monetary value… …
7tighten — / taɪt(ə)n/ verb to make something tight, to control something ● The accounts department is tightening its control over departmental budgets. ▪▪▪ ‘…the decision by the government to tighten monetary policy will push the annual inflation rate… …
8tighten — UK US /ˈtaɪtən/ verb [I or T] ► (also tighten up) GOVERNMENT, LAW to make a rule, system, or law stronger and more difficult to ignore: tighten controls/rules/regulation »There were renewed calls to tighten controls on imported products. ►… …
9Federal Reserve System — a U.S. federal banking system that is under the control of a central board of governors (Federal Reserve Board) with a central bank (Federal Reserve Bank) in each of 12 districts and that has wide powers in controlling credit and the flow of… …
10Yield curve — This article is about yield curves as used in finance. For the term s use in physics, see Yield curve (physics). Not to be confused with Yield curve spread – see Z spread. The US dollar yield curve as of February 9, 2005. The curve has a typical… …
