Navigating the Fog

Published on October 31, 2025

Regulatory changes and productivity gains could push growth to move even faster in the years ahead. But we are also still dealing with the uncomfortable process of moving away from government stimulus and massive deficit spending that have boosted growth numbers in the post-COVID era but were unsustainable.

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Fixed Income Options After Second Fed Rate Cut

October 31, 2025
As widely expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points for a second time this year. This gives fixed income investors an opportunity to reposition their portfolios with intermediate bonds or reconsider active exposure if they don’t have it already.

Forget Gold. Aluminum Is the Real Metal of the Moment.

October 31, 2025
It lacks the effervescence of copper and the geopolitical allure of rare earths – yet aluminum is the metal of the moment. Key to modern life and everywhere in the global economy, it’s entering a make-or-break phase: Either the world is sleepwalking into a supply crisis or further into the hands of China. Or, more worryingly, both.