"A 9/56 year cycle has been established in patterns of US & Western European economic history since the mid 18th century (Funk, 1932; Financial Crises & The Number 56). Financial crises tend to take place every 56 years in sequences, which in turn are inter connected in sub-cycles in multiples of 9 years. Major financial crises fall with statistical significance in these patterns, a finding which contradicts prevailing economic orthodoxy.