A business cycle relates to economic or production fluctuations during a period of months or years. Such fluctuations generally occur during a long-term trend, between periods of rapid economic ...

Understanding the economy requires recognizing the predictable sequence of the Business Cycle, which is critical for long-term investment strategies. Read the full article here.

The opportunity cost of raising children in the trough of the business cycle is low. Thus, the fertility should be countercyclical. That is, fertility is inversely related to the performance of the ...

Do banks receive deposits and then loan some of that money out? Or do they first extend loans that turn into deposits in the banking system? Some critics of Austrian economics and, most recently, of ...

Given the high-risk nature of these funds, exposure to business cycle funds should form a smaller part of an investor’s portfolio, depending on their risk appetite and financial goals.

Trend-cycle estimates – Frequently asked questions By Susie Fortier, Steve Matthews and Guy Gellatly, Statistics Canada Statistics Canada releases graphical information on trend-cycle movements for ...

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate.

The aim of this research is to develop a business decision support system to evaluate environmental and economic implications for different end of life alternatives strategies. The case study ...

What economists have learnt from the post-pandemic business cycle The curious and furious recovery has brought some old ideas back to the fore ...