hawkish

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With inflation still gaining speed, Ayers expects the hawkish wing of the Fed’s policy committee to advocate for an extended pause in interest rates—even if Warsh likely prefers to lower rates over time.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Since the conflict in Iran started, bond markets have anticipated more hawkish central banks globally, but the JPMorgan report posits that Iran is fading as a driver of interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“Policy actions to fundamentally improve JPY’s outlook include a hawkish BOJ to pave the way for positive real yields, a commitment to fiscal discipline, and capital flow measures to improve FX demand-supply imbalance,” Chew adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The team sees either of two scenarios for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision today—RBA holds rates unchanged but sounds hawkish on inflation, or RBA raises rates and signals a pause.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Blond hair and brown eyes, a hawkish nose.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline