Monetary policy describes the ways in which the central banks change the money supply in order to accomplish certain economic objectives. In the U.S. this is done by the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve's latest Monetary Policy Report to Congress, released on Friday, was upbeat about the state of the ...

The Federal Reserve's latest Monetary Policy Report describes the U.S. economy as being in a solid position amid a monetary ...

CFR’s Global Monetary Policy Tracker compiles data from 54 countries around the world to highlight significant global trends in monetary policy. Who is tightening policy? Who is loosening policy?

Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded ...

Here is a look at comments from Fed policymakers since the last rate-setting decision, sorting them under the labels “dove” and “hawk” as a rough shorthand for their monetary policy leanings.