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Talha Khan

This Member Monday we welcome Talha Khan, Product Manager at IBM.

Talha is a Product Manager at IBM where he leads IBM Cloud’s Digital Assets, Web3 Product Management, and Ecosystem Strategy. He is also a Product Manager for IBM Cloud Marketplace with a current focus on Gen AI.

We appreciate his commitment and support, and we look forward to his engagement with The Bretton Woods Committee. 

Madelyn Antoncic

This Member Monday we welcome Madelyn Antoncic, Senior Fellow for the DRI Sustainable Economic and Climate Development Initiative.

A globally renowned financial innovator, climate change advocate, and former Vice-President and Treasurer of the World Bank - Madelyn is known for her leadership in sustainable economic development with an extensive career spanning roles at major financial institutions.

We appreciate her commitment and support, and we look forward to her engagement with The Bretton Woods Committee. 

Outlook 2024: More commotion than motion in foreign exchange markets

The BWC is pleased to Member Spotlight a recent OMFIF article by Mark Sobel suggesting to 'prepare for anaemic global growth and geopolitical turbulence' in 2024.

According to Sobel, "The 2024 global economic outlook is less than stellar. Enormous growth, macroeconomic policy and geopolitical uncertainties pervade the outlook and foreign exchange markets. How this plays out is anybody’s guess."

If Only We Knew the Problems Facing America's Banks

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight BWC Chair Bill Dudley's recent opinion column with Bloomberg urging for "some well-placed transparency" in the US financial system.

According to Dudley, "The US has yet to fully address one of the greatest weaknesses revealed by last year’s failure of Silicon Valley Bank and other regional lenders: Supervisors saw the problems, but they failed to compel action before it was too late."

TEDx Talks: Why We Need More Conflict of the Constructive Kind

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Lutfey Siddiqi and his recent TEDx talk on the importance of constructive conflict by emphasizing the need for intentional efforts to act as bridge-builders and help resolve differences.

International Economic Leadership is Vital for US National Security

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Mark Sobel and his recent article with OMFIF titled "International Economic Leadership is Vital for US National Security."

According to the article - "The US thinks of itself as the defender of the rules-based international order. On the security front, President Joe Biden’s administration has performed extraordinarily, leading the G7, Nato and close allies in a united response to Russia and other ‘western’ challenges, including through strong multilateral sanctions."

Prestige Economics' Schenker on FX, Commodities

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Jason Schenker, President at Prestige Economics, as he discusses his outlook for the FX and commodity markets with Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Daybreak Australia".

What attacks in the Red Sea could mean for the global economy

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Hung Tran and his recent article in the Atlantic Council titled "What attacks in the Red Sea could mean for the global economy." 

Germany’s debt brake isn’t working

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Hung Tran and his recent article in the Atlantic Council titled "Germany's debt break isn't working."

According to the article - "Germany’s coalition government was dealt a fiscal crisis when the country’s Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled on November 15 that repurposing €60 billion of unspent money from the pandemic emergency support facility to the Climate and Transformation Fund (CTF) was unconstitutional."

Financialization has increased economic fragility

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Hung Tran and his recent article in the Atlantic Council titled "Financialization has increased economic fragility."

According to the article - "Since the 1980s, financial activities and assets have played an increasingly dominant role in the global economy. At the same time, underlying economic activity as measured by global GDP has been growing more slowly. The result has been an ever-larger gap between the volume and value of financial activity relative to the real economy."