Highlights from the week of October 3 – October 9, 2025.

In 2025, the U.S. economy has shown resilience despite challenges from government policies. While inflation has eased, it remains elevated due to ongoing tariff-related pressures, and the labor market is in a period of low hiring, low firing.

Voya’s investment leaders debate the Fed rate cycle, policy questions, and the widening effect of AI’s massive, global buildout.

Global growth slows under the weight of tariffs, but fiscal stimulus, AI-driven productivity, and corporate strength keep equities in the driver’s seat.

Stable value funds and money market funds are often compared in terms of their returns … but only one has had consistent performance over the long term.

Budget impasses can disrupt certain government services, but they’ve historically had little lasting impact on stock prices.

With mega cap stocks dominating large cap indexes, investors face a dilemma: accept the risks of a highly concentrated and crowded market or look elsewhere...

While the Fed’s recent rate cut is grabbing headlines, the relative value landscape hasn’t changed, and we continue to favor securitized over corporate credit.

Bond investing isn’t baseball—a swing and miss can lose money. It’s the difference between consistently good, not occasionally great, performance.

​​Recent liquidity events related to portfolio companies in which PIF invests through its private equity holdings​.