antizyklisch

English translation: anticyclical

13:55 Mar 9, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
German term or phrase: antizyklisch
Derzeit ergeben sich eine Fülle von erstklassischen Kaufchancen im Rohstoffsektor, die wir antizyklisch nutzen werden.

einfach anti-cyclical?? was bedeutet das eigentlich genau?
Anja Graefe
Italy
Local time: 08:02
English translation:anticyclical
Explanation:
Sie wollen kaufen, wenn die Preise unten sind.

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-03-09 14:00:20 GMT)
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... bzw. wenn die Preise fallen
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NGK
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Local time: 01:02
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4 +2anticyclical
NGK
5counter cyclical
Richard Hall
4either anticyclically or anti-cyclically
AnonyBosch


  

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anticyclical


Explanation:
Sie wollen kaufen, wenn die Preise unten sind.

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-03-09 14:00:20 GMT)
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... bzw. wenn die Preise fallen

NGK
United States
Local time: 01:02
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agree  Ralf Lemster: Genau das isses.
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agree  Steffen Walter
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counter cyclical


Explanation:
it means that the stock's performance is the opposite of the business cycle. Business upswing, stock goes down. Business downswing, stock goes up.

Richard Hall
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Local time: 02:02
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either anticyclically or anti-cyclically


Explanation:
means against the economic cycle/trend, I believe

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antizyklisch is used here as an adverb; British would be counter-cyclically, North American anti-cyclically

AnonyBosch
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