Chevalier, Judith A., and David S. Scharfstein. "Capital Market Imperfections and Countercyclical Markups: Theory and Evidence." American Economic Review 86, no. 4 ...

China is expected to maintain its annual economic growth target at around 5 percent for 2025, the same as last year's goal, ...

During financial crises, limiting credit could amplify the downturn and impair the economic recovery. Introducing “countercyclical capital buffers” could help mitigate these trade-offs (see Box 1).

The gains came from a combination of growth in demand and worked rates. Countercyclical practices including labor & employment and bankruptcy are slowing down, adding to the importance of a strong ...

However, the report cautioned that a strong period of demand for countercyclical practices—which propped up firms' performance during a slowdown in transactional work—may be coming to a close.

It said "The RBI could look into using CRR more as a regulatory intervention tool / countercyclical liquidity buffer rather than as a liquidity tool in future. There is an urgent need to revisit ...