economic expansion

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The six-year-old economic expansion can’t go on forever, but it can go on for quite a while — as long as the labor market is stable and profits remain high.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Despite the property-sector slump and an expected slowdown in export growth, Moody’s expects exports to continue supporting a relatively strong pace of economic expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

State Street Investment Management said in a recent business cycle analysis, that during economic expansion, “financials’ outperformance is quite consistent, as they beat the market in 11 out of 13 expansion phases.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

With economic expansion targets steadily falling, China's leaders have increasingly called for "quality" growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In mid-1990 the economy fell into recession after eight years of strong economic expansion, which had raised national output by one quarter.

From The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency