"tighten policy" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it in a sentence such as, "The government decided to tighten policy to ensure safety and security in the region."
So why is the Fed getting ready to tighten policy?
But he said he was confident that the Fed could tighten policy when the time came.
It would be disastrous to tighten policy too soon, as Japan's example shows.
In a mechanical sense and holding other things equal, rising interest rates tighten policy.
Some analysts said the central bank could even wait until 2016 to tighten policy.
With bond yields near record lows America need not, and should not, tighten policy too fast.
"We're not going to rush to begin to tighten policy," Mr. Bernanke said.
Second, the government missed an opportunity to tighten policy even further while growth was strong.
If they fail to cut rates, or tighten policy, markets may crash.
The failure to tighten policy more quickly from 2004 onwards was a bigger mistake.
China, for one, is unlikely to tighten policy aggressively, many economists say.
