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.

Explore the tensions between President Trump and Fed Chair Powell over monetary policy, gold's surge to $3,500/oz, and what rate cuts mean for the economy.

Turkey's deputy central bank governor, Hatice Karahan, said on Wednesday that monetary policy tightness will be the main risk management tool to overcome the current volatility. "The main thing here ...