hawkish
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However, any resurgence in U.S. inflation or a more hawkish Federal Reserve could weigh on risk appetite and technology valuations, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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
“Hot U.S. inflation data from a couple of weeks ago continues to feed through rates and FX, keeping Fed expectations stickier on the hawkish side whenever oil sells off.”
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Kamau was walking beside him, shoulder to shoulder, his hawkish gaze trained ahead.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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