countercyclical
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of countercyclical
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“PLS continues to demonstrate its countercyclical investment strategy with a development approach centred on being in the market to reap outsize benefit from price fly-up scenarios,” analyst Mitch Ryan says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
They don’t perform in the same way; gold, for starters, is seen as a countercyclical asset.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
“They have a defensive bias and may work well in a slower economy where there’s more countercyclical forces,” Bartolini says.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
By generating jobs in construction, public housing development acts as a countercyclical stimulus measure, boosting employment in a critical sector with significant multiplier effects across the entire economy.
From Slate ● May 22, 2023
“The countercyclical capital buffer should be built up again early on,” Bundesbank Vice President Claudia Buch said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2021
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