Christopher Smart

CHRISTOPHER SMART IS CHIEF GLOBAL STRATEGIST & HEAD OF THE BARINGS INVESTMENT INSTITUTE.

research programmes and market incentives need to support faster innovation in digital assets that remain in their infancy.

How cryptocurrencies accelerate geopolitical shifts

Liberal democracies must confront the challenges posed to the traditional financial system

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, pound and Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, in Beijing, China, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo

Are we heading for a multi-currency world?

Investors should brace for a confusing environment of competing safe havens

This year bond markets have changed their views on recession prospects at least twice. Stock prices have gyrated, but look surprisigly resilient.
COMMENTARY

Eliminating the improbable

With a fresh surge of inflation increasingly unlikely, the market outlook is far better than it was a year ago

The onslaught of economic and geopolitical forces creating daily market turmoil may leave investors feeling like they're facing a mega storm of unknown proportions.
WEALTH & INVESTING

Unfamiliar economic and political forces buffeting investors

Investors navigating daily market volatility must come to terms with rising risks