the money supply
noun
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: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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And Federal Reserve Governors don’t just set interest rates and control the money supply.
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Jacob Huebert, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Gold and silver tend to hold value when the dollar weakens or when governments increase the money supply.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
First, in mid-December, the central bank reversed its long-standing policy of quantitative tightening, purchasing Treasuries to reduce the money supply, curb demand, and hence dampen the upward trend in consumer prices, and returned to quantitative easing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Wesbury said the greatest current influence on the pace and direction of inflation is the money supply.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Huebert, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Gold and silver tend to hold value when the dollar weakens or when governments increase the money supply.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
First, in mid-December, the central bank reversed its long-standing policy of quantitative tightening, purchasing Treasuries to reduce the money supply, curb demand, and hence dampen the upward trend in consumer prices, and returned to quantitative easing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Wesbury said the greatest current influence on the pace and direction of inflation is the money supply.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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