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
Bankers and brokers applauded him for sticking with his tight-money policy until the recession had tamed inflation, slashing the annual rate of price increases from 13% at the beginning of his term to less than 4% now.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two weeks ago, the Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve's policy-making group, voted, in effect, to confirm that it was temporarily loosening up on tight-money policy so that the economy could begin growing more rapidly.
From Time Magazine Archive
These consisted of supply-side tax cuts, reductions in federal spending, moves toward deregulation, and a monetarist tight-money policy to curb inflation.
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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