Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 79 tighten 75 loosening 74 tightened 66 tighter 62 tightens 62 loosen 61 easing 58 loosened 56 softening 53 weakening 52 firming 50 looser 50 stricter 47 rate hikes 47 tight 46 slowing 46 inflationary pressures 45 slowdown 43 monetary policy 43 belt tightening 43 toughen 43 deceleration 43 worsening 43 hardening 43 interest rates 42 deterioration 42 inflation 42 clampdown 41 strengthening 41 restrictive 40 stringent 40 lax 40 inflation pressures 40 relaxed 40 Tight 39 toughened 39 tougher 39 squeezing 39 clamping 39 borrowing costs 38 inflationary 38 narrowing 38 lowering 38 eased 38 tightest 38 beefing 38 central bank 37 revising 37 contraction 37 dampening 37 unwinding 37 repo rate 37 weaken 37 clamped 37 RBA 37 cutting 36 ratcheted 36 macroeconomic 36 credit crunch 36 strict 36 Reserve Bank 36 draconian 36 moderating 36 ramping 36 curtailing 36 ratchet 36 tightness 36 ramped 36 softer 36 macro economic 36 relax 35 constrain 35 lessening 35 soften 35 quantitative easing 35 stabilizing 35 housing slump 35 squeeze 35 deteriorate 35 flexing 35 overheating 35 deteriorating 35 rebalancing 35 clamp 35 deflation 35 weakness 34 shrinking 34 restricting 34 relaxation 34 double dip 34 stiffer 34 heightened 34 downturn 34 lending 34 hawkish 34 capital inflows 34 subprime mortgage crisis 34 lengthening 34 beefed 34 crackdown 34 bolstering