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hawkish

adjective as in chilly

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On Thursday, RBA’s chief economist Sarah Hunter will speak, where she is expected to extend the hawkish message.

The growing rate-cut doubts were driven by hawkish commentary from Fed speakers and the White House suggesting that we are unlikely to see October’s unemployment rate.

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Takaichi is also famously hawkish on China and a longtime supporter of Taiwan.

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As hawkish opinion has hardened, doves have had less to say publicly, though they haven’t folded.

Since taking office in June, Lee has vowed to "respect" North Korea's political system and pursue dialogue without preconditions, in a sharp break with the policies of his hawkish predecessor.

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