Synonyms for tightening
tight·en·ing

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1. tighteningnoun

   the act of making something tighter

   "the tightening of economic controls"

   Antonyms:
   loosening, laxation

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1. List of paraphrases for "tightening":

   torquing, tighten, hardening, tightening-up, tightened, torque, strengthening, tightness, contraction

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1. Vandana Hari:

   Right now, the concurrent tightening of supply due to the additional Saudi cuts is adding to the tailwinds, brent may be well on its way to the $60 milestone.

2. Stephen Chiu:

   We think it is going to be a very close call (for the Fed), communicating the future path of interest rates is very important and the Fed would be careful not to signal any excessive tightening given global markets are still very vulnerable.

3. Jerome Powell:

   Such a tightening in financial conditions would work in the same direction as rate tightening.

4. Robin Koepke:

   EM portfolio flows have been very volatile in recent months, these gyrations are likely to continue in the period ahead as Fed interest rate hikes come closer and investors adjust their expectations of the likely pace of Fed tightening.

5. Stephen Innes:

   Vaccine breakthroughs make it likely that life will become more functional again at some point in 2021, resulting in higher GDP growth and more robust corporate earnings, but increasing global COVID19 infections, new variants of the virus, tightening social distancing restrictions and delays in vaccine rollouts in some places, all increase the near-term growth risks.