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🕊️ Preference for peace 💵 Support for easy money
dovishness

dovishness

8.6
A preference for policies that keep interest rates low to help growth and jobs
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌvɪʃnəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The central bank's recent dovishness signals a willingness to support economic recovery through lower interest rates.

Examples

  • I remember a time not long ago when any hint of dovishness was good for a 1% rally.

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  • Analysts noted that the committee's dovishness reflects concerns about rising unemployment and stagnant growth.

  • Investors reacted positively to the hint of dovishness from the policymakers, expecting more accommodative measures in the near future.

Synonyms

dovish approach
vsdovishness
6.5

A policy that prefers talks and peaceful solutions instead of force in foreign or economic affairs

focuses on monetary policy tools that support growth and employment over inflation

Antonyms

hawkishness
  • Literature
1 8.6

Supporting tough policies, often about foreign affairs or defense

How Accommodating

dovishness
  • Specialized
8.6
neutrality
22 4.4
hawkishness
  • Literature
1 8.6

Surface Forms

dovishness singular
dovishnesses plural

Morphology

dovishness = dovish (semi-transparent) = dove + ish + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'dovish' via '-ness'.

Etymology

Dovishness comes from the bird dove, a common sign of 'peace', and the ending -ness for a state. In money policy, dovishness means choosing gentle actions like low interest rates to help jobs and growth instead of strict steps to fight inflation.