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How Central Banks Carry Out Monetary Policy?

Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at March 29th, 2023

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How Central Banks Carry Out Monetary Policy?

Central Banks carry out monetary policy through setting the overnight interest rate, setting bank capital reserve requirements, and other techniques (such as quantitative easing) to manage the money supply in the economy. 

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