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

Highlights from the week of September 26 – October 2, 2025.

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High starting yields should continue to provide a buffer against potential turmoil, and episodic bouts of volatility should present attractive opportunities.

Securitized markets still offer attractive relative value. Here’s where to find it.

Funded status is near 20-year highs, and sponsors are less inclined than ever to terminate plans.

As uncertainty around U.S. trade policy continues to shape the landscape for risk assets, a complex picture emerges for investment grade credit in 2025—but what does the future hold?

After a volatile start to the year, we see opportunities as markets focus on President Trump’s deregulatory agenda, tech’s unrelenting rise, and Europe’s defense surge.

The economy’s impressive resilience has helped markets shake off fiscal and geopolitical uncertainties. But while it’s business as usual for some sectors, others are facing a panoply of new challenges, compounded by the accelerating AI revolution. Our experts take a look at how to play this complex new landscape.

Markets are holding steady despite mounting uncertainty, as investors, the Fed, and corporate America wait for clarity on fiscal policy and the direction of the economy.