Expansion is the phase of the business cycle where real GDP grows for two or more consecutive quarters, moving from a trough ...

Ag economists share observations of cyclical adjustments, evolutions of business lifecycles and what it all means to farmers.

Sectors linked to economic growth such as banking, capital goods, and consumer discretionary typically do well when the ...

The S&P 500 has outperformed the Russell 2000 since March 2021. Small-cap stocks’ tendency to outperform during recessions and early-stage expansions may be related to interest rate sensitivity. Over ...

Recently, Ed Yardeni made a bold prediction that the S&P 500 index could hit a high of 5400 in 2024. While I suggest we could see continued improvement in both the economic and market cycles, I am ...

The “window of vulnerability on growth is not open,” according to Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder and COO at the Economic Cycle Research Institute, who argues that a cyclical upturn in global inflation ...

Ken Ferrie advises farmers to navigate agriculture’s cyclical economic waves by managing costs and seizing opportunities during downturns to position themselves for future profitability. If your ...

Encouraged by the Federal Reserve’s policy of financial repression (suppressing interest rates) since the Great Financial Crisis, the central bank’s measure of the nonfinancial business debt-to-GDP ...

The IMFL ETF dynamically adjusts its factor weightings depending on the economic cycle. With poor economic prospects, the fund is currently defensively positioned with a focus on High Quality and Low ...

As the U.S. economy shrinks, fears and predictions of a recession continue to grow. New Commerce Department data shows that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annual rate of 0 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I show you how to save and invest. Yield curve inversion has historically predicted U.S. recessions with greater accuracy than ...

Some economists have claimed that “transparent” monetary policy in which the Fed operates predictably will lessen the chances ...