hawkish
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“A critical outcome of the meeting will be to see how in line Warsh is with that hawkish view,” said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“However, the speech appeared, if anything, more hawkish in tone.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
Most economists expect the central bank to adopt a more hawkish stance in the coming months, citing upside risks to economic growth and inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
He saw one bleak hawkish grinning face; hurriedly he mentioned Longstreet’s name.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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