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... > social science subjects > business and management > international business > international finance > international monetary system > monetary intervention
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > monetary systems > international monetary system > monetary intervention
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monetary intervention  

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  • Monetary intervention is the action of a government, especially outside the course of its ordinary activity, to influence the economy. Typically this involves changes to the interest rate and/or the money supply, in order to manipulate the economy's growth, the strength of the nation's currency, or inflation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Monetary Intervention]

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