That's classic economic counter-cyclical activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2009] Reference

Obama proposed a counter-cyclical stimulus package.    From Wordnik.com.  [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference

"It's counter-cyclical," the elder Mr. Wiygul says.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Glum Times, Repair Shops Hum] Reference

This will help counter-cyclical policy, is the thinking.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: 15th Lok Sabha Opens Today] Reference

Economists know this function as "counter-cyclical policy.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fed Has Failed By Its Own Terms] Reference

Vince Cable also discussed the benefits of counter-cyclical systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

This approach to counter-cyclical fiscal policy has several advantages.    From Wordnik.com.  [An agenda for the next OMB director] Reference

Congress to enact a permanent stand-by counter-cyclical program, so that.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address] Reference

He's capturing the spread on his loan plus his counter-cyclical payments.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cotton Club] Reference

The American people very sensibly opted for the counter-cyclical proposal.    From Wordnik.com.  [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference

MALVEAUX: Anderson, I think that some counter-cyclical relief to the states.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2003] Reference

I guess add them to auto parts stores as another counter-cyclical investment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Consumerist: March 2009 Archives] Reference

Get the timing wrong and these measures could end-up being pro - rather than counter-cyclical.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wrong Plan for Australia] Reference

I, therefore, have not included funding for counter-cyclical aid in my Fiscal Year 1982 budget.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference

Specifically, the Fed's main justification has been that it can provide a "counter-cyclical" balance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fed Has Failed By Its Own Terms] Reference

Suzanne: In general, nonprofits stayed active in the market because they tend to be counter-cyclical.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sunny Views] Reference

Another sign that the yen is a red herring is the fact that it has become a counter-cyclical currency.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Yen Myth] Reference

"The MBA has maintained its value and, as in previous recessions, it is proving to be counter-cyclical.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Good lessons in bad times] Reference

That is looked at as a positive counter-cyclical cushion that keeps demand in the society in a downturn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Care Background Briefing] Reference

February 25th, 2009 at 3: 35 pm counter-cyclical fiscal outlays! that is a fresh new idea you can believe in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » The Party of Ideas] Reference

Regulators, Mr. Dugan said in his prepared remarks, need to make loan-loss provisioning more counter-cyclical.    From Wordnik.com.  [OCC's Dugan Suggests Changes to Loan-Loss Rules] Reference

The argument is that, given a recession, the euro prevents counter-cyclical policies that are of proven benefit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Krugman on Europe] Reference

"We" employ counter-cyclical monetary policy to smooth out business cycles, so why not counter-cyclical trade policy?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Counter-Cyclical Trade Policy ��� An Essential Reform] Reference

This was also complimented by the increased stability to the cycle generated by government counter-cyclical policies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Amar Bhide, WSJ Edit Page, Embrace Regular Recurrence of Massive Recessions] Reference

To do so would mean that government action in a free market economy played an important counter-cyclical and regulatory role.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paul Abrams: Dems (and Obama) Are Losing the Economic Argument: They May Also Lose the Economy] Reference

Thatcher had to present her party with Geoffrey Howe's counter-cyclical budgets, and failed to convince most of it to support her.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Cameron is taking a big gamble with his own party] Reference

As a result of our lack of counter-cyclical trade freedoms and options, exports and imports now fall simultaneously around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Counter-Cyclical Trade Policy ��� An Essential Reform] Reference

Economists across the board agree that unemployment benefits are one of the most important counter-cyclical economic policies we have.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles D. Ellison: Spitting on the Unemployed] Reference

���We��� employ counter-cyclical monetary policy to smooth out business cycles, so why not counter-cyclical trade policy? '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Counter-Cyclical Trade Policy ��� An Essential Reform] Reference

Unlike the stimulus package, Madrick also does not advocate major new tax cuts (although he might now, as a temporary counter-cyclical measure).    From Wordnik.com.  [Government Beyond Obama?] Reference

The traditional routes of savings reduction, debt increase and government counter-cyclical spending and tax cuts have already been over-utilized.    From Wordnik.com.  [STOCK MARKET TAKES NOTE OF BURSTING HOUSING BUBBLE] Reference

Pro-cyclical refers to businesses that grow when the economy strengthens, while counter-cyclical refers to businesses that grow when the economy weakens.    From Wordnik.com.  [FTI Consulting Takes A Tumble] Reference

US attempts to gain the WTO's aproval for counter-cyclical support for farmers in case of drops in commodity prices is also drawing a hostile reaction, he added.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

They promote the counter-cyclical – that is, expansionary - policies in a recession for the rich countries ... but then they promote the opposite for the developing countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [RealNews Video: The lame duck economic summit] Reference