Editing Monetary Policy and Central Banking (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Central Bank''' — The national institution responsible for managing a country's currency, money supply, and interest rates (e.g., The Fed in the US, the ECB in Europe).
* '''Monetary Policy''' — The actions taken by a central bank to influence the availability and cost of money.
* '''Interest Rate''' — The "Price" of borrowing money; the cost you pay a bank to use their funds.
* '''Inflation''' — A general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money.
* '''Deflation''' — A general decrease in prices (often seen as more dangerous than inflation because it stops people from spending).
* '''Money Supply''' — The total amount of money circulating in an economy.
* '''Open Market Operations (OMO)''' — When the central bank buys or sells government bonds to change the amount of cash in the banking system.
* '''Reserve Requirement''' — The rule that tells banks how much of your deposit they must keep in their "Vault" rather than lending out.
* '''Quantitative Easing (QE)''' — A special tool where the central bank "Creates" money to buy assets and lower long-term interest rates during a crisis.
* '''Fiat Money''' — Currency that is not backed by a physical commodity (like gold) but by the "Trust" of the government.
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