| 1 | Money tightened after the war. | |
| 2 | Money is tight just now in the bank. | |
| 3 | Politics could also interfere with the Fed' s willingness to tighten monetary policy in time. | |
| 4 | No wonder Mr Bernanke likes to discuss his options for tightening monetary policy; they are better than his options for easing. | |
| 5 | Any number of unpredictable shocks, from a big sovereign default to rapid monetary tightening in overheating emerging markets, could undermine the recovery. |