# Central Banks
A financial institution that manages the [currency](currency.md) and monetary supply of a nation state.

The mandate of central banks is often to control domestic employment and maintain price stability of a national currency.

Examples of central banks include:

* United States Federal Reserve
* European Central Bank
* Bank of England

## References
1. Braun, Benjamin, and Daniela Gabor. 2019. ‘Central Banking, Shadow Banking, and Infrastructural Power’. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/nf9ms.