The principal monetary authority of a country or monetary union; it normally regulates the supply of money, issues currency and controls interest rates. It usually oversees banking activity within its country's borders
A public institution responsible for performing monetary policy functions such as issuing currency, managing international reserves, and accepting deposit liabilities to other banks The central bank also acts as the lender of last resort, and, frequently, provides fiscal agent services to the central government (for example managing the government's treasury single account)
A government-established agency responsible for conducting monetary policy and overseeing credit conditions The Federal Reserve System fulfills those functions in the United States See Federal Reserve System and monetary policy [Back to top]
A nation's principal monetary authority, such as the Federal Reserve Bank, which regulates the money supply and credit, issues currency, and manages the rate of exchange. a national bank that does business with the government, and controls the amount of money available and the general system of banks. Institution, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve System, charged with regulating the size of a nation's money supply, the availability and cost of credit, and the foreign exchange value of its currency (see foreign exchange). Central banks act as the fiscal agent of the government, issuing notes to be used as legal tender, supervising the operations of the commercial banking system, and implementing monetary policy. By increasing or decreasing the supply of money and credit, they affect interest rates, thereby influencing the economy. Modern central banks regulate the money supply by buying and selling assets (e.g., through the purchase or sale of government securities). They may also raise or lower the discount rate to discourage or encourage borrowing by commercial banks. By adjusting the reserve requirement (the minimum cash reserves that banks must hold against their deposit liabilities), central banks contract or expand the money supply. Their aim is to maintain conditions that support a high level of employment and production and stable domestic prices. Central banks also take part in cooperative international currency arrangements designed to help stabilize or regulate the foreign exchange rates of participating countries. Central banks have become varied in authority, autonomy, functions, and instruments of action, but there has been consistent increased emphasis on the interdependence of monetary and other national economic policies, especially fiscal policies and debt management policies. See also bank; investment bank; savings bank
The principal monetary authority of a nation, a central bank performs several key functions, including issuing currency and regulating the supply of credit in the economy The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States
Foremost among its various functions, a central bank issues national currency, acts as banker to both government and private banks, and oversees the financial system Central banks also administer national monetary policy, using their influence over the money supply and interest rates to implement macroeconomic policies
The bank in a state which is responsible for issuing the state's currency, regulating the quantity of its money in circulation, maintaining currency reserves, and acting as a lender of last resort
The agency that serves the financial arm of a country's government Usually such an agency is responsible for monitoring and controlling the growth of the money supply, and maintaining order in the bond and money markets, as well as overseeing international trading in the country's currency
Provides banking/financial services for a country's private and public sector banks A Central Bank is responsible for preserving the value of a country's currency; thereby, implementing a government's monetary policy as well as monitoring/adjusting interest rates
A nation's most powerful financial institution, usually state-owned, designed to regulate & control fiscal & monetary activities It issues legal tender, backs reserves for the nation's banks, controls flow of money & gold, & regulates money supply & credit By virtue of its huge power, it greatly influences interest rates & the economy Central Banks sometimes undertake "intervention," which is fiscal or monetary interference in the marketplace to achieve a desired outcome; eg, pushing a currency up or down They often claim their intention is to "thwart currency speculators," but in truth they are thwarting the free market, blocking natural forces of supply & demand Their intervention can be verbal ("jawboning") or physical, wherein they use taxpayer money to change the value of the taxpayers' money Free market people consider such action immoral, & in the US, unconstitutional
A bank which is responsible for controlling a countries monetary policy It is normally the issuing bank and controls bank licensing, and any foreign exchange control regime
Principal monetary authority of a nation, which performs several key functions, including issuing currency and regulating the supply of credit in the economy The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States [FRBC] The principal monetary authority of a nation, a central bank performs several key functions, including issuing currency and regulating the supply of credit in the economy The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States [FRBM][FRBSF] (see also bank)
The agency responsible for safeguarding the domestic and external value of the currency; regulating banks and other financial institutions; and acting as banker to the Government
A government or quasi-governmental organization that manages a country`s monetary policy a prints a nation's currency For example, the US central bank is the Federal Reserve, others include the ECB, BOE, BOJ
(also known as a reserve bank) - issues a nation's currency, sets interest rates for the whole banking system, regulates and supervises banks that deal with the public
Major financial institution responsible for issuing currency, managing foreign reserves, implementing monetary policy, and providing banking services to the government and commercial banks
An agency empowered by a government to manage a country's monetary and financial institutions, issue and maintain the domestic currency, and handle the official reserves of foreign exchange Primarily a "bank for banks "
The government agency that oversees the banking system and is responsible for the amount of money and credit supplied in the economy; in the United States, the Federal Reserve System 8
A bank that acts as a banker to the commercial banking system and often to government It controls the banking system, and is responsible for monetary policy
The arm of a national government that controls the money supply and the credit pattern of an economy, and usually oversees and regulates the banking system as well The Federal Reserve System--the Board of Governors in Washington, D C , and the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis, Dallas, Minneapolis, and San Francisco--is the United States's central bank
a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
is a country's bank, controlled by the national government It is responsible for issuing currency, setting monetary policy, interest rates, exchange rate policy and the regulation and supervision of the private banking sector
A country's official bank that carries out financial transactions of the government, regulates the money supply, maintains order in the financial markets, promotes favorable economic conditions, and/or acts as a lender of last resort to other domestic financial institutions [TOP]
A bank that provides financial and banking services for the government of a country and its commercial banking system as well as implementing the government's monetary policy