Christopher Smart

Christopher Smart is the founder and a managing partner of the Arbroath Group, a former head of the Barings Investment Institute, and a former official at the U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. National Security Council, and U.S. National Economic Council.

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A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange shortly before trading was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, 2020.
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange shortly before trading was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, 2020.

Will Trump Use the Federal Reserve as Leverage, Too?

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Christopher Smart
Photo illustration showing visual representations of dogecoin and bitcoin.
Photo illustration showing visual representations of dogecoin and bitcoin.

The Urgent Case for a Digital Dollar

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Christopher Smart
Ruble exchange rates in Moscow.
Ruble exchange rates in Moscow.

What Financial Markets Are Telling Biden About Geopolitics

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Chinese yuan banknotes are seen behind an illuminated stock graph on Feb. 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic Illustration/REUTERS
Chinese yuan banknotes are seen behind an illuminated stock graph on Feb. 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic Illustration/REUTERS

After Afghanistan, Biden Can Learn From How Fund Managers Handle Their Disasters

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A homeless man panhandles along a street in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Aug. 16.
A homeless man panhandles along a street in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Aug. 16.

To Avoid a Coronavirus Depression, the U.S. Can’t Afford to Alienate the World

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