countercyclical
adjective
coun·ter·cy·cli·cal
ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈsī-kli-kəl 
-ˈsi-
: calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle : compensatory
countercyclical budget policies
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Gold and Silver are classic countercyclical investments, rising in times of economic and political instability and falling in stable conditions.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
To contain inflation, the federal government should focus on countercyclical macroeconomic measures, the independence of the Federal Reserve, skilling and growing the labor force, and fostering competitive, resilient, and secure global supply chains.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Such assets could be held in an independent Citizens’ Wealth Fund that takes advantage of countercyclical dynamics in the cost of capital to make investments when bond prices rise and yields fall.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2024
What’s individually rational is collectively destructive, and hence governments may need to step in to reverse the slide with countercyclical policies.
—Jacob S. Hacker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2016
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
To contain inflation, the federal government should focus on countercyclical macroeconomic measures, the independence of the Federal Reserve, skilling and growing the labor force, and fostering competitive, resilient, and secure global supply chains.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Such assets could be held in an independent Citizens’ Wealth Fund that takes advantage of countercyclical dynamics in the cost of capital to make investments when bond prices rise and yields fall.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2024
What’s individually rational is collectively destructive, and hence governments may need to step in to reverse the slide with countercyclical policies.
—Jacob S. Hacker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2016
See All Example Sentences for countercyclical
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“Countercyclical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countercyclical. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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