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or anti-inflationary
ˌan-tē-in-ˈflā-shə-ˌner-ē,
ˌan-tī-
: used or intended to inhibit or prevent inflation
anti-inflation policies
anti-inflationary measures
Examples of anti-inflation in a Sentence
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In Sternlicht’s view, interest rate hikes might not be providing the anti-inflation medicine they’re supposed to.
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Recall that rates in the United States were near zero only two years ago, when the Fed started its anti-inflation fight.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the anti-inflation medicine applied by the European Central Bank — sharply higher interest rates — has curbed business investment and real estate activity like construction and home sales.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
The anti-inflation campaign has made steady progress, allowing the Fed to leave its benchmark rate unchanged since July.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Now that inflation has dropped to about three per cent—within a point or so of the Fed’s goal—Powell and his colleagues are reacting to concerns about overdoing their anti-inflation drive and driving the economy into a recession.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
Monetary policy makers show no sign of relenting on their anti-inflation efforts.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News Wall Street and Washington are grousing, but Chairman Jay Powell and his Federal Reserve comrades deserve credit for staying their anti-inflation course on Wednesday.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 July 2023
Immigration policy should be part of the anti-inflation toolkit.
—Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2022
Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Recall that rates in the United States were near zero only two years ago, when the Fed started its anti-inflation fight.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the anti-inflation medicine applied by the European Central Bank — sharply higher interest rates — has curbed business investment and real estate activity like construction and home sales.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
The anti-inflation campaign has made steady progress, allowing the Fed to leave its benchmark rate unchanged since July.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Now that inflation has dropped to about three per cent—within a point or so of the Fed’s goal—Powell and his colleagues are reacting to concerns about overdoing their anti-inflation drive and driving the economy into a recession.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
Monetary policy makers show no sign of relenting on their anti-inflation efforts.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News Wall Street and Washington are grousing, but Chairman Jay Powell and his Federal Reserve comrades deserve credit for staying their anti-inflation course on Wednesday.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 July 2023
Immigration policy should be part of the anti-inflation toolkit.
—Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2022
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