central bank
noun
: a national bank that operates to establish monetary and fiscal policy and to control the money supply and interest rate
central banker
noun
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Global markets are also focused on the Fed today with the central bank widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool.
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Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Fed officials’ latest economic projections, to be released on Wednesday, will show how aggressively the central bank might lower rates in the coming months with the labor market in a precarious state.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
This echoes a warning by Russia's deputy prime minister last month about the impact of the high interest rate set by the country's central bank.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Fed is likely to cut by 25bps and not 50 because central banks like to keep their weapons in reserve for the future.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Fed officials’ latest economic projections, to be released on Wednesday, will show how aggressively the central bank might lower rates in the coming months with the labor market in a precarious state.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
This echoes a warning by Russia's deputy prime minister last month about the impact of the high interest rate set by the country's central bank.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Fed is likely to cut by 25bps and not 50 because central banks like to keep their weapons in reserve for the future.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Central bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20bank. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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