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Dear Friends, Attached is a copy of a speech I gave yesterday at the China-US Business Alliance on my thoughts on the major threats effecting the Chinese economy, the impact on China’s overall growth rate and its effect on the world economy.  Regards, Bill...

Thought you might be interested in  hearing my brief run down on the status of the Chinese economy on Bloomberg Radio.   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2022-05-02/rhodes-on-potential-threats-to-china-s-economy-radio   Regards,   Bill

World Bank President David Malpass joined BWC Vice Chair William R. Rhodes to discuss the Bank's outlook for global development and the post-pandemic recovery in light of the latest developments in Ukraine. David Malpass, President, World Bank GroupWilliam R. Rhodes,...

Please find attached an op-ed that I wrote with Stuart  Macintosh about the upcoming economic crisis in China which will impact world growth.   Please let me know your thoughts and comments. Regards, Bill  ...

This episode of “A look into the Crystal Ball on the Future of Finance,” features Bill Rhodes, Former Chairman & CEO of CITIBANK, and current President & CEO of WILLIAM R. RHODES GLOBAL ADVISORS, and Dr. Stuart P.M. Mackintosh, Executive Director of the GROUP...

Dear Friends, Please find attached an op-ed that appeared in today’s Financial Times that I wrote along with John Lipsky on the need to take action now to prevent a new sovereign debt crisis in the developing world. I would appreciate your views. Regards, Bill...

Dear Friends, Please find attached an op-ed I wrote with Stuart Mackintosh for Reuters on the concern that rising interest rates will have on a number of emerging market countries, particularly the world’s poorest countries who have borrowed heavily in foreign...

Dear Friends, Please find attached an op-ed in the WSJ that I wrote with John Lipsky, my co-chair of the Bretton Woods Committee’s Sovereign Debt Working Group.  It covers the urgent need for increased transparency by all parties including debtor and creditor nations...

Dear Friends: Attached is a soundbite of a podcast I did with Stuart Macintosh at the European American Chamber of Commerce, about the everchanging banking culture & conduct landscape on both sides of the Atlantic, and how financial institutions must adapt to...

Dear Friends, Following is a link to a podcast of an interview I had with Trish Regan on American Consequences.  I discussed the dangers of inflation, and the need to tackle it rapidly so it doesn’t turn into a more serious problem of stagflation or hyperinflation as...