monetary policy

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monetary policy (countable and uncountable, plural monetary policies)

(economics) The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets.

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Domestic inflation reflects domestic monetary policy. Martin Feldstein

I believe that monetary policy has a chronic defect. It is asymmetric-it works better in restraining an economy than in stimulating an economy. Lawrence Klein

Monetary policy itself cannot sensibly be directed at reducing imbalances. Timothy Geithner

At best, in such depression times, monetary policy is a feeble reed on which to lean. John Kenneth Galbraith

Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive. Gerhard Schröder

We made a decision that monetary policy will be made by an independent European Central Bank. Gerhard Schröder

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