Not exact matches
Contractions are often part
of a
business cycle, coming after an expansionary
phase and before a
recession.
Recovery: The
phase of the
business cycle when economic activity begins to improve from a
recession or depression.
Depending on the
phase of the
business cycle — early, mid, late, or
recession — certain sectors may be expected to outperform others.
The performance
of economically sensitive assets such as stocks tends to be the strongest during the early
phase of the
business cycle when growth is rising at an accelerating rate, then moderates through the other
phases until returns generally decline during a
recession.
These recurring ups and downs in economic activity (or market /
business cycles) are made up
of several years
of peaks,
recessions, troughs and eventually a recovery
phase.