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central bank

— noun a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government

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reserve bank

monetary policy

issuing bank

banker’s bank

bank of issue

Federal Reserve Bank

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If you are a high-net-worth investor, a sovereign wealth fund, or a central bank, it makes perfect sense to hold a modest proportion of your portfolio in gold as a hedge against extreme events.

The European Central Bank's vehement opposition to what is essential to all capitalist economies - the restructuring of failed or insolvent entities' debt - is evidence of the continuing fragility of the Western banking system.

In 2014, China's currency ranked seventh in global central-bank reserves, eighth in international bond issuance, and 11th in global currency trading.

The European Central Bank, fixated on inflation, will be slow to lower interest rates, and the European Stability Pact will make it impossible for fiscal policy to offset these weaknesses.

Last winter, America's central bank - the Federal Reserve - was busy patting itself on the back.

At their June summit, Europe's leaders finally recognized the need to rectify this situation, transferring responsibility for banking supervision in the eurozone to the European Central Bank.