Inflation targeting
What Inflation targeting means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Setting the base interest rate to meet the government's inflation target, typically 2%.
Setting the base rate to meet the government's inflation target, usually 2%.
Topics that use Inflation targeting
Related terms
- Bank of England
- Building societies
- Business investment
- Central banking
- Commercial banking
- Financial institutions
- Financial intermediation
- Financial sector
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