
Market Insights - 3 min
The October meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was held amid the 43-day government shutdown - the longest in U.S. history.[1] While the shutdown has lifted, the absence of critical data makes the upcoming December decision all the more difficult.
Nov 30, 2025

Market Insights - 3 min
The last meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee (“FOMC”) delivered the first rate cut of 2025, after many months of market speculation (and government pressure). As of the time of writing, the markets are nearly certain that the next meeting will result in another 25 basis point cut. This would bring the rate below 4% for the first time since December 2022.[1]
Oct 21, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
On Monday, September 29th, gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) announced that it is to be taken private by a consortium of sovereign wealth and private equity funds, with the deal set to close in 2027.[1]
Oct 2, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
The Federal Reserve (the "Fed") decided to maintain rates at the current level of 4.25% - 4.5% at the last meeting on July 29 and 30. As of now, markets are nearly unanimous in their belief that the coming meeting will see the first cut since December 2024.[1] There, however, the clarity for market observers ends.
Sep 9, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
The yearly Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, held in Wyoming by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, is a forum for major policy makers and academics to meet and trade views on the big issues of the day.The symposium is closely watched by the markets for indications of what is to come. In this article, we’ll attempt to cut through to the important takeaways.
Aug 26, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
As we and many other market commentators have observed, the world has fundamentally shifted since the pandemic. There are different ways to describe this change, but if it could be summed up in one word, that word would most likely be ‘uncertainty’, or in investing terms, ‘volatility’.
Aug 20, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
At its last meeting in June, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) opted once again to hold rates at their current level of 4.25% to 4.5%. It is widely expected that there will be no change at the upcoming meeting on July 29th and 30th.[1]Beyond this, there is little clarity, not only in the markets but also within the Fed itself, amid the seismic shifts and crosscurrents of world affairs. In this article, we examine the data and attempt to parse out the facts from the speculation.
Jul 21, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
The Federal Open Markets Committee ("FOMC") voted to hold the target rate at 4.25%-4.5% in its last meeting in early May. This is the level it has been at since January, and as of the time of writing, the markets are almost certain that the Federal Reserve (the "Fed") will continue to hold at this level at the upcoming meeting in June.However, this does not imply a stable, widely-agreed outlook for US interest rates or the economy. Rather, it reflects a state of inaction brought about by the high levels of uncertainty that have prevailed since the beginning of the year, with trade policy as the chief (but not the only) cause.
Jun 12, 2025

Market Insights - 4 min
March saw the Federal Reserve hold interest rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5% for the second meeting running, and it is widely expected that they will continue to hold rates at the current level in the upcoming meeting on May 6 and 7.[1]While this much is agreed on, almost everything else appears to be in a state of flux. While the data still suggests calm, the sentiment in the market suggests a coming storm. In this article, we will examine both perspectives and consider how investors should respond.
Apr 30, 2025