hawkish

adjective

1. 1

   Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.

   “The Prime Minister could count on the support of a hawkish majority in Parliament to support the invasion.”

2. 2

   Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.

   “The Federal Reserve's recent statement on the slowing of inflation was interpreted as hawkish by the market.”