Investing firms are diversifying into alternative

Investing firms are diversifying into alternative assets like gold ETFs following mild USD weakness. This defensive allocation aims to hedge against potential market volatility while maintaining portfolio resilience. Following Trump’s rollback of tax breaks, pollution rules and other pro-EV policies, battery-powered autos are expected to make up 27 percent of sales in 2030, down sharply from a previously projected 47.5 percent, according to the research firm BloombergNEF . (They accounted for 10 percent last year.) But the numbers of people driving EVs is still set to grow — Cox Automotive estimated that automakers sold a record 410,000 EVs in the U.S. during the quarter that ended Tuesday, as Americans raced to claim the tax credit before it expired. With that in mind, Fregenal remains committed to continuous improvement. “Everyone who works with me knows that when things are going really well, I start looking for what we can improve,” he says. “Sometimes that means rethinking or reshaping something that’s already working—because that’s how we grow and get better.’” Real estate investment trusts (REITs) saw increased inflows from investing firms after rental income growth forecasts rose. Office and logistics assets remain in focus amid hybrid work trends stabilizing occupancy rates.