as in fiscal
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
the financial world was watching the stock market closely
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Recent Examples of financial
Job losses have been reported in recent years in the real estate sector, among civil servants, and the financial sector.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
And there are no longer Red Lobster locations in North Texas after the final ones closed last year amid the chain's financial struggles.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
And so making Beijing happy is going to accrue to the financial benefit of Elon Musk and many billionaires who outsource work to China.
—ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
The big picture: Donald Trump's second week in office included a surprise federal funding freeze Tuesday that prompted nationwide confusion and a shifting timeline on tariffs across U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico and China set for a Feb. 1 rollout, creating whiplash in financial markets Friday.
—Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
And there are no longer Red Lobster locations in North Texas after the final ones closed last year amid the chain's financial struggles.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
And so making Beijing happy is going to accrue to the financial benefit of Elon Musk and many billionaires who outsource work to China.
—ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
The big picture: Donald Trump's second week in office included a surprise federal funding freeze Tuesday that prompted nationwide confusion and a shifting timeline on tariffs across U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico and China set for a Feb. 1 rollout, creating whiplash in financial markets Friday.
—Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for financial
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Now comes the hard part: Crafting a fiscal package that doesn't doom them in the 2026 election.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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In addition to fiscal measures, Lee also thinks the Federal Reserve could take a dovish turn and indicate a greater inclination toward lowering interest rates to head off an economic slowdown.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Back in 2020, Congress passed – and President Trump signed – a $2 trillion bipartisan stimulus package to address the economic struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Good Ol’ Fashioned Soft Power, Here and Abroad Soft power, by definition, is the ability to attract others to one’s cause without the brute force of coercion, legal requirements, or explicit economic incentives.—
Penny Abeywardena,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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With inflation on their minds, investors will be eager to get a glimpse of the Fed's thinking when minutes from the last monetary policy meeting are released on Wednesday.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Central Bank's governor, Elvira Nabiullina, said separately that monetary tightening will cool the economy and that growth over the next three years would be in line with its forecast in October.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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