Central banks may use monetary policy ... An economic cycle, or business cycle, has four stages: expansion, peak, contraction, and trough. The average economic cycle in the U.S. has lasted ...

Tightening of monetary policy could lead to a contraction in the economy, while a loose policy could lead to expansion. Signs of inflationary pressures or changes in the number of people employed ...

The country’s central bank said it expects Mexico’s gross domestic product to grow 0.1% this year, down from it’s previous ...

MEXICO CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday pushed back against the International Monetary Fund's new forecast of a contraction ... of a 1.4% expansion ...

China's policymakers will likely deploy a stronger mix of fiscal and monetary policy measures ... below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction. Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic ...

Starting Monday, when Argentina's central bank issues pesos to buy U.S. dollars on the formal exchange market, the bank will effectively balance Argentina's monetary base by selling an equivalent ...

Earlier on Tuesday, the fund's updated World Economic Outlook forecast a 0.3% contraction ... 4% expansion, as U.S. tariffs bite into exports. GDP, or gross domestic product, is the total monetary ...