a very annoying catch phrase, normally said by immature freshmen, that is used to down-play the fact that the speaker of the phrase isn't as good at something as they claim they are. It is also used to annoy the crap out of everyone around them because the speaker could not think of something more intelligent to say.
In the European Union, the EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB) is responsible for monetary policy in general and for setting interest rates in particular for member countries of the ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (EMU). The ECB has committed itself to a âtarget'for INFLATION of no more than 2% per annum.
Monetary policy in the US is determined and implemented by the US Federal Reserve System, commonly referred to as the Federal Reserve. Established in 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act to provide central banking functions, the Federal Reserve System is a quasi-public institution.