the money supply
noun
business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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In successive steps after the 2007-09 collateralized debt debacle and the 2020-22 COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve has increased the size of the money supply relative to output to the highest level since its inception in 1914.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
The worry is that the central bank will intervene by increasing the money supply—kick-starting an inflationary cycle—but that ultimately the government may have to cut back on spending.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
That move increases the money supply in the economy.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
The result is that the money supply increases.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
The worry is that the central bank will intervene by increasing the money supply—kick-starting an inflationary cycle—but that ultimately the government may have to cut back on spending.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
That move increases the money supply in the economy.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
The result is that the money supply increases.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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