tight-money policy
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A tight-money policy might be pursued to limit inflation.
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The tight-money policy threatens to tip the economy, which is already stagnant, into recession.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023
For the first time, the President expressed some uneasiness that the Federal Reserve Board's tight-money policy might tip the economy into recession.
From Time Magazine Archive
One was a reaction to Chairman Arthur Burns' tight-money policy in 1974; Reuss called for increasing the money supply at an annual rate of 6% with the aim of bringing down interest rates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Economist Walter Heller, CEA chairman under President Kennedy, asserts that if the present tight-money policy is continued, the jobless rate will scoot up toward 7% by mid-1975.
From Time Magazine Archive
But then came rumors last week that the Federal Reserve Board had voted to ease up on its tight-money policy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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