noun
monetary tightening; credit squeeze
Economic policy term for reducing money supply or raising interest rates to cool an overheating economy. Often contrasted with 金融緩和 (monetary easing).
中央銀行はインフレを抑えるために金融引き締めに踏み切った。
The central bank moved to monetary tightening to curb inflation.
金融引き締め政策の影響で住宅ローン金利が上昇した。
Mortgage rates rose due to the monetary tightening policy.
Compound of 金融 (finance, monetary) and 引き締め (tightening, from 引き締める 'to tighten').