However, there are other conditions that need to be met to recognize the peaks and troughs of an
economic cycle. Thus, the area surrounded by the dotted line (from April 2014 to February 2016) in Chart 1 was not recognized as a recession although Historical DI continued to be below 50%.
The higher yields on offer from EM and corporate bonds can help buttress some of the bond price drawdown caused by rising yields; but, by limiting the exposure through a diversified allocation, we can ensure investors do not take on excessive credit risk towards the end of an
economic cycle.
Figure 1, which is an interactive flow figure of the economy than can be found at shows the most important data points in order to follow the
economic cycle. The flow of the
economic cycle moves from left to right on the figure.
Each new
economic cycle has a key technological driver that starts forming in the period between the downward and upward phases of the
economic cycle (Kondratyev long waves).
(33) The current target is for net lending to average 1 percent of GDP over an
economic cycle. (34) Setting the target to cover an
economic cycle is appropriate for reasons of stabilization policy.
The FTSE Cyclical Index Series is designed to be sensitive to the
economic cycle, whilst the FTSE Defensive Index is designed to be relatively insensitive, thereby providing a mechanism for investors to implement an informed economic view.
A post-meeting statement, issued by the GLC, said the talks focused on the impact of the wage increase on the
economic cycle.
"Our economy is so extremely dependent on the
economic cycle of the union, which at the time of growing demand created new business and investment opportunities.
FTR said the most recent SCI is at -5.4 percent compared to -11.4 in May, which was the worst SCI reading of this current
economic cycle. The firm attributed the 6-point improvement to a slowdown in freight demand growth due to a lull in economic activity, as well as ongoing delays in Federal trucking regulations like driver hours-of-service.
Freeman developed
economic cycle interpretations associated with innovations and new technologies' influence on the economic growth and it may be noted that this theoretical approach is very close to the position of the logistic capital management theory, however, it must be noticed that economic theory fails to recognize the limitations of economic growth and the factors influencing it.
"The peak of the
economic cycle will pass us by in the next few months."
He also said even if the application got the go-ahead this summer, Peel would have to wait for the "
economic cycle" to become stronger before laying the first brick.