5 Things To Know: October 29, 2025

Group 1 - The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a quarter-point interest rate cut at 2 p.m. Eastern time [1] - The ongoing government shutdown has led to air traffic controllers taking second jobs due to missed paychecks, causing increased absenteeism [2][3] - The shutdown is significantly impacting flight operations, with air traffic controller absences being the primary cause of thousands of daily flight delays [3] Group 2 - HK Highix, a supplier to Nvidia, reported record quarterly revenue and profit driven by strong demand for high bandwidth memory chips used in AI chipsets, with planned supply for 2026 already sold out [4]