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or anti-inflationary
ˌan-tē-in-ˈflā-shə-ˌner-ē,
ˌan-tī-
: used or intended to inhibit or prevent inflation
anti-inflation policies
anti-inflationary measures
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Since the Fed cut rates by 0.5 percentage points last month, a stronger than expected September jobs report has bolstered hopes that the economy can withstand anti-inflation moves.
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Jacob Pramuk,kristian Burt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
That demonstrates that the Fed’s traditional anti-inflation arsenal was, in this case, aimed at the wrong target.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Taken together, these policies would burnish Biden’s anti-inflation credentials and be welcomed by U.S. consumers as prices drop at retail outlets.
—Gary Hufbauer, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2022
In Sternlicht’s view, interest rate hikes might not be providing the anti-inflation medicine they’re supposed to.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Recall that rates in the United States were near zero only two years ago, when the Fed started its anti-inflation fight.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the anti-inflation medicine applied by the European Central Bank — sharply higher interest rates — has curbed business investment and real estate activity like construction and home sales.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
The anti-inflation campaign has made steady progress, allowing the Fed to leave its benchmark rate unchanged since July.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Now that inflation has dropped to about three per cent—within a point or so of the Fed’s goal—Powell and his colleagues are reacting to concerns about overdoing their anti-inflation drive and driving the economy into a recession.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
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Jacob Pramuk,kristian Burt, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
That demonstrates that the Fed’s traditional anti-inflation arsenal was, in this case, aimed at the wrong target.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Taken together, these policies would burnish Biden’s anti-inflation credentials and be welcomed by U.S. consumers as prices drop at retail outlets.
—Gary Hufbauer, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2022
In Sternlicht’s view, interest rate hikes might not be providing the anti-inflation medicine they’re supposed to.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Recall that rates in the United States were near zero only two years ago, when the Fed started its anti-inflation fight.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the anti-inflation medicine applied by the European Central Bank — sharply higher interest rates — has curbed business investment and real estate activity like construction and home sales.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
The anti-inflation campaign has made steady progress, allowing the Fed to leave its benchmark rate unchanged since July.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Now that inflation has dropped to about three per cent—within a point or so of the Fed’s goal—Powell and his colleagues are reacting to concerns about overdoing their anti-inflation drive and driving the economy into a recession.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
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