Third Time's A Charm: Rate Cut Adds Emphasis on Active ETFs

The capital markets weren't blindsided by the U.S. Federal Reserve's third and final rate cut of 2025. While the majority of markets are cheering the quarter-point cut, a contingent of fixed-income investors could jeer at the prospect of yields falling with more cuts to come in 2026. This is where an actively managed strategy encapsulated in an ETF can assist. Early prognostications of another 25-basis-point cut in the opening month of the new year already show an over 70% chance, per the CME Group's FedWat ...