Vocabulary
die
Geldpolitik
/ˈɡɛltpoliˌtiːk/· noun· Pl. —
monetary policy
Die Geldpolitik — what central banks do with interest rates and the money supply; distinct from die Fiskalpolitik, the government's taxes and spending.
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- Singular
- die Geldpolitik
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- der Geldpolitik
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Geldpolitik
monetary policy
Die Geldpolitik der Zentralbank ist derzeit eher restriktiv.
The central bank's monetary policy is currently rather restrictive.
Word family
Geldpolitikdas Geldmoneydie Politikpolicy, politicsgeldpolitischmonetarydie Fiskalpolitikfiscal policy
Common combinations
- eine lockere Geldpolitika loose monetary policy
- eine restriktive Geldpolitika restrictive monetary policy
- die Wende in der Geldpolitikthe turnaround in monetary policy
Real examples
- Jahrelang verfolgte die Notenbank eine extrem lockere Geldpolitik.For years the central bank pursued an extremely loose monetary policy.
- Kritiker werfen der Geldpolitik vor, Sparer zu bestrafen.Critics accuse monetary policy of punishing savers.
- Steuern und Staatsausgaben gehören nicht zur Geldpolitik, sondern zur Fiskalpolitik.Taxes and public spending are not part of monetary policy but of fiscal policy.
