variants
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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Recall that rates in the United States were near zero only two years ago, when the Fed started its anti-inflation fight.
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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
Rising rates have slammed the US housing market, with its dependence on mortgage rates, which have risen substantially since the Fed unleashed its anti-inflation campaign.
—Paul Wiseman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
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
Rising rates have slammed the US housing market, with its dependence on mortgage rates, which have risen substantially since the Fed unleashed its anti-inflation campaign.
—Paul Wiseman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
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