Instead, Powell emphasised: “We have no choice but to try to navigate through that world. Investors can’t choose the world they live in, they have to deal with this one.”
BlackRock is calling on investors to abandon the outdated investment strategies of the past and adapt to a new era defined by geopolitical fragmentation, economic unpredictability and structural disruption. In its 2025 midyear outlook, titled “Getting a Grip on Uncertainty”, the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) laid out its case for a more active, regionally diversified approach, anchored in long-term structural forces.
“We live in a world which is clearly very complicated across many dimensions, including geopolitics, economics, inflation, central bank policy and domestic politics. And I think we’re all going to have to learn to live with that,” says Ben Powell, BlackRock’s chief investment strategist for Asia Pacific (Apac) and the Middle East. “We cannot wait for a time of perfect information or of total tranquillity or certainty in markets.”
