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. Caroline Simmons:

   In an environment where the Fed, particularly, is already at its inflation target and people are closely watching the pace of the monetary tightening, something like this which could possibly nudge inflation a little bit higher is going to be quite interesting for the market, that's why you're seeing the yields go up a little bit on the bonds.

2. Qu Hongbin:

   We believe that a shift towards a neutral (let alone tightening bias) would be highly pre-mature and risks derailing the nascent economic recovery.

3. Craig Fehr:

   We are seeing markets rally on the premise that while the situation in China particularly with Evergrande is not going away, the outcome is not perhaps going to be as severe or prompt some form of contagion that was originally feared, 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.

4. Jamie Soo:

   This increasing scrutiny and policy tightening, while positive for the segment's long-term prospects, will likely be detrimental to the shorter-term prospect for the junket operators, VIP revenue, and their related activities, junkets facing further operating pressures may result in further VIP room closures.

5. Joe Brusuelas:

   The tightening of lending standards and actual lending that’s going to ensue on the backside of this will cool the economy in a significant way, and that might.