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At the beginning of 2022, high inflation was the top priority for the U.S. economy. By the second quarter of 2025, although inflation had significantly decreased, it remained slightly above the Federal Reserve's long-term target of 2%. The Federal Open Market Committee has been implementing various measures aimed at bringing inflation back down to the 2% long-term target. However, recent policy changes by the U.S. government have added uncertainty to the economic outlook and the formulation of monetary policy. This article provides a brief analysis of the U.S. economic conditions and the direction of monetary policy in the second quarter of 2025.

When institutional investors cast their votes against company directors, they increasingly do something that was once rare: they explain why. These "voting rationales" — brief written explanations accompanying dissenting votes — are emerging as a surprisingly effective tool for driving corporate governance reform, according to new research analyzing nearly 800,000 such disclosures.