cycle
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To define interest-rate cycles we used the federal-funds rate and defined a cycle as any one where interest rates were going in a particular direction over a six-month period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But he added: “Even so, a broad-index cycle turning down from a projected high, arriving alongside Friday’s Growth unwind and a still-stretched tape, adds materially to the weight of evidence for a choppy-to-lower summer.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“While obviously semis have run up substantially, we believe that this will be an elongated cycle and many areas are just getting started,” says Christopher Shaffer, managing partner at Talaria Capital Management.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
To interrupt this cycle, the researchers designed and tested several experimental compounds in cell cultures and mice.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Still unanswered was the question of whether Bobby Fischer would really drop out of the World Championship cycle and never realize his dream.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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