The current cycle has consistently shown us the slowest quarterly GDP growth on record for a continuous
economic expansion cycle.
But we need to remember that the average growth rate for US GDP in
economic expansion cycles of the last six decades has been roughly 3 1/2 -4 %.
Not exact matches
We are in the ninth year of an unusually long
economic expansion, and while we believe the
cycle has room to run, we see gradually rising rates and modestly higher inflation ahead.
While
economic uncertainty grips the globe and the U.S.
expansion appears to be heading into its late -
cycle lap, American consumers have provided a much - needed foundation of stability and steady growth.
Being in a more mature phase of an
economic expansion currently, however, the next market peak might come sooner than it did last
cycle.
Moreover, these funds offer an attractive exit option which is not only compelling in down
economic cycles but also during periods of
economic expansion.
The
economic expansion may be aging but according to Morgan Stanley's Co-Head of Economics, Chetan Ahya, the business
cycle could still have room to run.
Overall, we see the world in a synchronized and sustained
economic expansion that is slower than previous
cycles.
Bull and bear markets often coincide with the
economic cycle, which consists of four phases:
expansion, peak, contraction and trough.
Economic expansion supports both stocks and corporate debt, but equities offer greater upside than credit as the
cycle matures, we believe.
Monetary policy supported U.S. stocks during the recent market
cycle, even as the
economic expansion has been tepid.
As a result, we believe the Fed's ultimate target for interest rates when normalizing monetary policy could remain relatively low, unless pricing pressures that are more typical of previous late -
cycle economic expansions start to emerge.
Cycles of rapid
expansion in
economic production are likely to be followed by downturns conditioned by slackening demand; the costs of acquiring and protecting new markets through diplomatic deals and military intervention eventually outweigh the gains to be had from these markets; dominant countries gradually lose their hegemonic power; and the whole system becomes subject to the strains of realignment as new countries or new modes of production rise to prominence.
An
economic boom is the
expansion and peak phase of the business
cycle.
Business
cycle: A recurring
cycle of
economic conditions starting with credit
expansion,
economic activity becoming feverish, then depressed.
Bull and bear markets often coincide with the
economic cycle, which consists of four phases:
expansion, peak, contraction and trough.
Economic expansions and contractions have
cycles as well.
Adjust portfolios over
economic and market
cycles One of the best times to own high - yield bonds is during the
expansion phase of an
economic cycle, when financial measures are increasing along with consumer confidence.
«While this
economic cycle shows no immediate signs of ending, it is clearly in its mid - to later - stages of an elongated
expansion, and so we are being cautious, preparing for less robust times.»
The business
cycle or
economic cycle is
expansion or contraction of the GDP.