money supply
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money supply
The total amount of money that is in circulation in an economy. This includes cash and bank deposits.
Die Europäische Zentralbank steuert die Geldmenge im Euroraum.
The European Central Bank controls the money supply in the eurozone.
The word is a simple compound of 'das Geld' (money) and 'die Menge' (amount). So it literally means the 'amount of money'.
Die Inflation hängt oft mit einer wachsenden Geldmenge zusammen.
Inflation is often connected to a growing money supply.
'Die Geldmenge' (the money supply) is a technical term from economics and finance. It is rarely used in everyday language.
Im Wirtschaftsunterricht haben wir über die Steuerung der Geldmenge gesprochen.
In economics class, we talked about controlling the money supply.
In an economic context, the money supply is often influenced by central banks. Typical verbs are therefore 'steuern' (to control/manage), 'kontrollieren' (to control), 'erhöhen' (to increase), or 'verringern' (to reduce).
Die Zentralbank versucht, die Geldmenge zu kontrollieren, um die Preise stabil zu halten.
The central bank tries to control the money supply in order to keep prices stable.