TopicExchange rates & FX
banco central
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noun
public institution that steers monetary policy and the currency
Rate decisions by the central bank often move FX markets quickly.
Examples
El banco central mantuvo los tipos en la reunión de esta semana.
The central bank held rates steady at this week's meeting.
Los mercados vigilan cada discurso del gobernador del banco central.
Markets watch every speech from the central bank governor.
Un banco central fuerte puede estabilizar las expectativas de inflación.
A strong central bank can stabilize inflation expectations.
In other languages
bank pusat(Malay)ngân hàng trung ương(Vietnamese)центральный банк(Russian)بنك مركزي(Arabic)ธนาคารกลาง(Thai)banco central(Portuguese)केंद्रीय बैंक(Hindi)central bank(English)중앙은행(Korean)中央银行(Chinese)banque centrale(French)bank sentral(Indonesian)中央銀行(Japanese)zentralbank(German)central bank(Filipino)
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