Is gold becoming the next bubble or just catching up to years of structural demand? In this Market Matters episode, Julia Hermann and “Macro” Mike LoGalbo dissect the drivers behind gold’s outsized move in 2025 and the risks of chasing performance. They discuss why gold works best as a diversifier, not a growth engine, and offer a framework for sizing positions as 2026 approaches.

Policy support, AI innovation, and profitability are extending the U.S. cycle, but not without risk. This week on Market Matters, Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann outline the 2026 Outlook from New York Life Investments’ Global Market Strategy team and how investors can position across equities, credit, and alternatives.

After 15 years of dominance, the U.S. dollar’s exceptional run is showing its age. This week, Julia Hermann and Lauren Goodwin explore what’s behind the dollar’s recent decline, and how investors can navigate a more balanced currency landscape ahead.

Recent high-profile bankruptcies have put credit markets back in the spotlight. In this week’s Market Matters, Lauren Goodwin and Sarah Hirsch are joined by Rob Smalley and Cameron White from MacKay Shields and Patrick Koehl from Apogem Capital to go beyond the headlines and decode what’s driving market sentiment.

AI’s market dominance and transformative potential are undeniable - but is the pace of AI investment sustainable? This week, Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann deconstruct the question they’re asked most frequently, with an eye on short-term shifts in the AI investment thesis that may affect long-term conviction.

Fresh from the road, Julia Hermann and Lauren Goodwin share key insights from global investor conversations, covering shifting investor sentiment around AI, gold’s runup, and the questions around quality in the shifting private credit landscape. Hear what’s driving investor decisions as the credit cycle evolves.

This week on Market Matters, Julia Hermann breaks down the global political dynamics shaping markets, from France’s government reshuffle to Japan’s leadership shift, and what they mean for sovereign debt and yield curves.

The U.S. government has shut down, furloughing federal workers and halting key economic data releases. Julia Hermann and Sarah Hirsch discuss how the data blackout complicates the Fed’s October 28–29 meeting and what it means for markets.