Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party.
Led by interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve and the People's Bank of China, central banks around the world shifted toward a tighter monetary stance last week.
Yet the moves were either so well-telegraphed, or so tiny, and the language about future action so hedged, that there was barely a ripple in financial markets.
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