Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...
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 ...
Consumer spending is a coincident-to-lagging indicator, not a leading one, so it’s a poor tool for forecasting the business cycle. Durable goods consumption is the most cyclical and informative ...
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Oil and gas prices are in another mini-slump, nearly three years after they were hit by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and Western Europe. But the ...