hawkish
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They got exactly that, and Shin himself voted with the majority — but the meeting still carried an unmistakably hawkish tilt.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Another hawkish Fed official who joined with Logan in dissenting in April, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, made a similar case in a speech Tuesday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Yardeni expects the Federal Reserve will turn more hawkish on interest rates during the summer, which would stall a gold rally, but the end of the Iran conflict would should help diminish that impact.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
While textbook monetary policy advocates for looking through oil price supply shocks, some officials at the central bank have increasingly become more hawkish as they work toward their inflation goals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Ekon felt the shrewd evaluation in the man’s hawkish eyes as he looked over each of them.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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