Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

People love to talk about the Fed's monetary policy. But do they understand what monetary policy truly is? One commentator says the true definition of monetary policy has been avoided by a large ...

Monetary policy: Definition, types and toolsMonetary policy refers to the actions taken by a central bank or monetary authority to manage the supply of money and interest rates in an economy, with the ...