Once again, the decision to keep Fed Funds at its current level came as little surprise, as the Fed continues to be sitting back and waiting to see how the economic and inflation landscape unfolds given the uncertainties that have arisen from tariff-related developments.
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As autonomous vehicles and industrial robots converge under the banner of autonomous systems, investors should recognize robotics as the foundational layer of a new physical economy operating system.
Pricing power remains a growth lever, but volumes are showing strain. The new tariff regime is set to test the limits of pricing power further. Companies are still managing to push through price gains, but elasticity is no longer negligible. And tariffs threaten to raise input costs, squeezing margins.
The recent spike in U.S. 30-Year bond yields reflects investor concerns over long-term debt sustainability and fiscal policy shifts. Rising 30-Year yields in other major economies point to a global aversion to long duration, not just a U.S.-specific issue.
We often talk about the future as if it’s something we’re waiting for. But the most astonishing thing about the future is how much of it has already arrived—and how quietly it did so.
When central banks, hedge funds, retail investors, tech manufacturers and consumers in countries such as India are all buying the same thing—it's worth paying attention.
With the financial markets still wrestling with the tariff announcements from last week, one thing is still certain: uncertainty remains an integral part of the investment landscape.
Nvidia isn’t just advancing artificial intelligence; it’s redefining it with “Physical AI,” a bold new frontier where humanoid robots and AI-driven systems interact with the real world, making science fiction increasingly real.
While market expectations for future rate cuts are more than likely going to continue to change, fixed income investors can position their portfolios to navigate the cloud of uncertainty by using an active/passive barbell strategy.
As tariffs, interest rate expectations and regulatory changes take center stage and uncertainty remains a key theme, investors should focus on sectors poised to benefit from policy shifts.
“Build, build, build” and “dig, dig, dig” reflect a determined push to remove barriers and accelerate development. Expect this theme to underpin policies ranging from energy to technology.
The sector has continued to underperform expectations, leaving investors disappointed. But this disappointment should not obscure the shifting dynamics that may favor a brighter outlook in the year ahead.