Synonyms for tightening
tight·en·ing

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1. tighteningnoun

   the act of making something tighter

   "the tightening of economic controls"

   Antonyms:
   loosening, laxation

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1. List of paraphrases for "tightening":

   torquing, tighten, hardening, tightening-up, tightened, torque, strengthening, tightness, contraction

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1. Emmanuel Cau:

   Many European companies are international and so the global impact of tightening U.S. liquidity will reverberate on European markets.

2. Deborah Zurkow:

   Two and a half years ago there was a funding shortfall -- today it's a supply shortfall, we have seen a tightening in pricing.

3. Andray Abrahamian:

   In 2012, Kim promised that there would be no more belt tightening, so for him to call on the country to prepare for exactly that sends a very clear message, most North Koreans have seen their economic prospects improve under Kim Jong Un so I'm sure this is a worrying time for them.

4. Jerome Powell:

   It’s possible that these events will turn out to have very modest effects on the economy, in which case inflation will continue to be strong, in which case, you know, the path might look different, it’s also possible that this potential tightening will contribute significant tightening in credit conditions over time. And in principle, that means that monetary policy may have less work to do. We simply don’t know.

5. The Fed:

   You combine that with the fact that the tone that the Fed struck yesterday at its meeting suggests that while a reduction in stimulus is certainly coming, the Fed is not particularly eager to start tightening policy dramatically in the near term.