Business cycles fluctuate through four stages: recession, recovery, growth and decline. They occur randomly and at times unexpectedly with varying duration. Some have lasted as short as two years and ...

Business cycles involve periodic fluctuations of economic activity, such as production and employment. The typical cycle involves a rise in activity that reaches a high point, or peak, followed by a ...

Austrian economics provides valuable insights for business planning, but not so much in business cycle analysis. It’s not that key insights from the Austrian school of economics are wrong, but that ...

Norbert Michel studied and wrote about financial markets and monetary policy, including the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Central banks … will do wisely to lay aside their inexpert ventures in ...

As I mentioned in my last article, I recently had the pleasure of attending MOI Global’s Latticework 2018 Conference, at which legendary investor Howard Marks was one of the featured speakers. Marks ...

Q: I often hear people say "at this point in the cycle," but I'm not sure what that means. Where are we in the cycle? A: I think it's important to begin with a discussion of what the business cycle is ...

Business cycle funds are diversified equity schemes that allocate investments across sectors expected to benefit from ...

Understanding the depth, diffusion and duration of this downturn. This is a brutal recession, but may not be as bad in one respect. To understand why, we must assess the severity of this recession in ...

The economy is always in a state of flux, moving through periods of growth and recession, and after both, a full business cycle is complete. That cycle can be broken down further into four stages: ...

Business cycle mutual funds beat benchmarks amid volatility, with AUM rising 26% to ₹32,459 crore as investors track India’s ...