Member Views

Prestige Economics President Warns That Oil Prices Will Struggle in the Near Term

BWC member Jason Schenker was recently on BNN Bloomberg saying "China is in a manufacturing recession... and there are debt concerns. A lot of companies are trying to move out of China. It's just a really big risk... in addition to all the demographics."

Less Consumption, Too Much Savings, and a Real Estate Crisis: China's Problems

BWC member Hung Tran was interviewed by El Mercurio recently on the problems with the Chinese economy, saying "There is likely to be a period of slow growth for the foreseeable future until a new growth engine can be fully developed."

The Global Order's Triple Policy Challenge

BWC co-chairs William Rhodes and John Lipsky write for Project Syndicate that BWC's Sovereign Debt Working Group's analysis "suggests that contractual standards, market-based initiatives, and national legislation could all improve global debt management."

S&P Global

Lastly this week we welcome new member S&P Global.

S&P provides essential intelligence, the right data, expertise, and technology to enable decisions by governments, businesses, and individuals.

We appreciate their support, and we look forward to their engagement!

IEX Exchange

This week we also welcome new member IEX.

They facilitate the trading of US equities, combining a transparent business model with innovative design and technology.

We appreciate their support for our work and mission and look forward to their engagement!

Corey Then

This week we welcome new member Corey Then, vice president of global policy at Circle.

The Caribbean is More Integrated Than Ever, Caricom Notwithstanding

BWC member DeLisle Worrell writes "the one major change that would deepen Caribbean regional integration significantly would be the use of US dollars... in place of the national currency; no Caricom decision is needed... to reap that benefit."

Two Credit Downgrades in the US are a Much-Needed Warning

BWC member Hung Tran writes "that the two parties have managed time and again to reach compromises at the last minute... does not mean that the US has re-established a normal and predictable process of managing its fiscal affairs."

Niger and Beyond: Francophone Credit Delivers Coup de Grâce

BWC member Gary Kleiman writes on the coups in West Africa that "lost in the diplomatic and development debate is the sense of underlying debt crisis and commodity export overreliance that have long plagued the larger neighbourhood encompassing fifteen countries..."

Kilian Berz