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After such a lavish outlay over the summer, the purse strings are likely to be tightened next month.
An updated reporting approach was introduced last year and an Environment Agency spokesperson said it has 'revised metrics and tightened performance thresholds'.
Source: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/anglian-water-named-one-worst-27308476
As China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics, people in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections.
Source: https://wtop.com/back-in-the-day/2023/01/today-in-history-jan-23-abc-begins-mini-series-roots/
As measured by the Chicago Fed’s National Financial Conditions Index, things have tightened up from where they were prior to the Fed’s first rate hike last year, but after peaking in early October, a distinct loosening has since transpired.
Source: https://www.etftrends.com/model-portfolio-channel/an-un-conditional-guarantee/
As they move to identify the masterminds and financiers of the violent uprising that invited many parallels with the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol, Brazilian authorities on Friday also tightened the screws on a former Bolsonaro minister.
“At a time when many business owners have tightened their belts to save on expenses, agents can help clients verify they’re insured to value and avoid the pitfall of being pennywise but pound foolish with insurance coverage.”
Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2023/11/20/748767.htm
At the same time the Federal Reserve’s historically loose policies drove a boom in housing prices, which rendered homes less affordable, especially once it tightened credit conditions.
Authorities have gradually tightened developers' access to credit since 2020, and a wave of defaults has followed -- notably that of Evergrande.
Source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/1556004-chinas-evergrande-group-halts-trading-hong-kong/
China's securities watchdog had in the past tightened scrutiny on Snowball and other derivative products, to maintain stock market stability.
Commercial real estate loans also saw tightened standards and reduced demand.
Source: https://www.forexlive.com/news/weekly-market-recap-06-10-november-20231110/
Concern was growing for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday as Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region.
Delumpines said they have tightened the security watch in the city and Basilan in general in preparation for the observance of Holy Week when Catholics are expected to visit churches and chapels.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751231/suspicious-baggage-alarms-folk-in-lamitan-city-basilan
Don't yet know effects of tightened financial conditions on economic activity.
Source: https://www.forexlive.com/news/weekly-market-recap-06-10-november-20231110/
Emerging-market spreads have tightened less than the investment-grade market.
Source: https://www.etftrends.com/fixed-income-channel/gundlach-buy-bonds-not-stocks/
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU's executive arm, said the new package will “deal a further blow to Putin’s war machine with tightened export restrictions, targeting entities supporting the Kremlin.”
Source: https://www.aol.com/news/european-union-countries-agree-package-131426625.html
Financial controls are being tightened all over the world.
First, you'll see in the 8 campuses in the Twin Cities and in Illinois, specifically, we've tightened our entrance requirements, across all of our campuses we've improved our test banks.
“For most central banks the risk is that they have tightened too little, not too much,” economists led by Ethan Harris wrote in a BofA Global Research report.
Guwahati/Kohima, Oct 7: Security has been further tightened along the Assam-Nagaland border areas to check and curb the movement of extremists, anti-social elements, and to prevent unlawful activities, an official said on Saturday.
Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/10/07/security-tightened-along-assam-nagaland-border-areas/
He has tightened his rotation and left some valuable players outside of it, has possibly clashed with both Kevin Love and his replacement, Dean Wade, and has lost the confidence of much of the Cavaliers’ fan base.