economic cycle

American  

noun

1. business cycle.

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Example Sentences

As volatility increases and growth expectations become less clear, the sector’s steady demand, resilient earnings, and less sensitivity to the economic cycle are starting to stand out.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Silver “differs from gold in that it is more sensitive to the economic cycle, given its close link to industrial demand,” said XS.com’s Gule.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The company’s objective for basic EPS growth through the economic cycle of at least high single-digit remains unchanged, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

The more certain the future value of streams of income, the more open the economic environment, the shorter the economic cycle, the more frequent and rapid the economic interactions - the more valuable assets become.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel