Glossary · Fundamentals & economics
Monetary policy
How a central bank manages interest rates and the money supply to control inflation and support growth.
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Central bank
The institution that sets a country’s interest rates and monetary…
Quantitative easing (QE)
A central bank buying bonds to push down long-term interest rates…
Bond yields
The return on government bonds. Shifts in the gap between two…
Carry trade
Buying a high-interest currency against a low-interest one to earn…
Commitment of Traders (COT)
A weekly CFTC report showing how futures traders are positioned.…
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The main measure of inflation. Higher-than-expected CPI tends to…