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.

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?

Central banks should still be able to conduct monetary policy effectively and perhaps be even nimbler in a more decentralized ...

The Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy discussions kicked off Tuesday and will conclude Wednesday. Here's what you should know about the central bank's meeting.

C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics With Tom Barkin Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin discusses U.S. monetary policy and the outlook for inflation and labor markets. The C.