The economy's ups and downs are not abstract curves on a chart, they are the backdrop for your job security, mortgage rate, ...

To our surprise, the US economy has not entered a recession over the past two years. This is not because a recession has been avoided altogether but because the current economic cycle has been ...

Discover leading, coincident, and lagging business cycle indicators to predict economic trends, using insights from the Conference Board.

Economic cycles are a fundamental aspect of the financial landscape, influencing everything from job markets to personal investments. These cycles typically consist of three phases: expansion, ...

The global financial markets and economy have been unable to return to steady growth following the financial crisis that began in 2008. This has not been without occasional bouts of optimism, where ...

A recession during the first half of 2023 is looking more likely, but the unusual nature of this economic and trucking freight cycle should help keep trucking from feeling the brunt of it, according ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share insight and perspective on financial advice and true wealth. A boom and bust cycle refers to the alternating periods of ...

Thomas Kevin Swift has packed insights gathered over a long career in industrial economics into A History of American Business Cycles, a book released earlier this year. The book tackles large volumes ...

Although it’s no easy task, correctly timing the market can open the doors to positive gains. To do so, investors and traders look at various metrics, economic news, and other insights to predict how ...

Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have been seemingly unstoppable for more than two years, their phenomenal rally may soon be over. A time-tested forecasting ...

In our opinion, it’s not the case that the US economy has avoided a recession, but rather that the current cycle has been elongated. We use the commodity/gold ratio (the Spot Commodity Index (GNX) ...