A handful of equity risk factors are outperforming the broad stock market this year, and within the elite winner’s circle so-called high-beta shares are leading the field, based on a set of ETFs through Wednesday’s close (Oct. 15).
Daily Archives: October 16, 2025
Macro Briefing: 16 October 2025
US to take control of more companies as counter to China’s dominance in rare earth supplies, which are critical for a range of industries. “When you are facing a nonmarket economy like China, then you have to exercise industrial policy,” Treasury Secretary Bessent said. “So we’re going to set price floors and the forward buying to make sure that this doesn’t happen again and we’re going to do it across a range of industries.” An ETF targeting companies in the rare earth industry fell on Wednesday after trading at a record high the previous day.
