M2 Money Supply

A US Bureau of Labor Statistics measure of the average change over time in prices paid by consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

A monetary-policy tool in which a central bank buys assets, often longer-term securities, to influence financial conditions when conventional policy tools are constrained. It does not mechanically determine bank lending, broad money, inflation, or the return of any asset including crypto.

A historical economic idea that changes in the money supply or credit conditions can affect people differently depending on timing, contracts, prices, and access. It is a framework for investigation, not a settled causal rule for every policy or asset.

Informal market shorthand for periods when investors appear more willing to hold risky assets (risk-on) or more focused on reducing risk (risk-off). It is a description, not a standardized regime or a forecast.