The “business cycle” might just be one of the oldest ideas in economics. For more than 200 years, economists have been pointing to the tendency of economies to expand, then slow down, contract and ...

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There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate. By Talmon Joseph Smith For much of modern history, ...

Making sense of the economy requires more than just tracking the latest data—it demands a framework for connecting the dots. The good news is that the economy doesn’t move in random spurts—it follows ...

LONDON - OCTOBER 07: In this photo illustration, a man looks at a graph representing the 12 month decline of the FTSE 100 share index on October 7, 2008 in London. Financial markets are still ...

In the past five years, India has seen distinct business cycles — a -5.8 per cent GDP contraction in FY21, a strong 9.2 per cent rebound in FY22–FY23, and a moderation to about 6.5 per cent in FY25.

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper examines the role of financial cycle proxies in refining available estimates of the business cycle in Kazakhstan ...

Racial disparities in socioeconomic outcomes for the U.S. population are often masked by aggregate statistics. Unemployment rates vary significantly across groups according to gender and race or ...