The gold market is generally weak relative to the industrial metals markets during the boom phase of the inflation - fueled, central - bank - sponsored boom / bust cycle and strong relative to the industrial metals markets
during the bust phase of the cycle.
Selling or IPO - ing units
during the bust phase, when valuations are compressed does not seem to be an optimal strategy here.
The optimal portfolio would be long during the boom phase of the credit cycle, and short
during the bust phase.
During a bust phase, the securitization trusts have a lot of complicated rules for how to deal with problem assets.
It is brilliant during the boom phase, and exacerbates trouble
during the bust phase.
Not exact matches
Debts that are less certain will be liquid
during boom -
phases, and illiquid
during bust -
phases.
During the boom periods, he could ignore that and get away with it, but when we are in a
bust phase, particularly one that hurts financials.
During the boom
phase, any investment grade rating can work; in the
bust phase only the best market practices maintain a credit rating.