economic cycle

American  

noun

1. business cycle.

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Example Sentences

Some of the markets best positioned to benefit from the economic cycle are in less-followed markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Investors are still betting that recession odds are still low, and a “non-recessionary slowdown in demand growth, that lowers inflation, should increase the odds that the economic cycle lasts longer,” he posits.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

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

Last week’s 2.4% year-over-year inflation print is positive for equities because it extends the economic cycle by delaying the eventual tightening of monetary policy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

My hypothesis is that the end of every economic cycle fosters this panicky uncertainty, which is monetarily reflected as inflation.

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