William Lee

Watch excerpts from the interview here: youtu.be/D-6DaTT2ZL0

The Bottom Line: Diversification is good, but social safety nets are the real game-changer. For global leaders, monitoring China’s domestic reform is now as critical as tracking its industrial output. #GlobalPolicy #Finance

As the 2026 IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings conclude, the focus is on China’s lopsided recovery and #Iran's cutoff of shipping traffic. I joined @CGTNOfficial’s “The Hub” to discuss why trade resilience masks deep structural vulnerabilities. #Economics #China #IMF2026 See link

Is the "victory" over inflation missing the bigger picture on American affordability? youtu.be/PoMlawas238

Stifling this progress will ultimately hurt consumers far more by capping the productivity needed to drive real wage growth. How do we balance AI energy demands with urgent wage growth? Let me know below!

Is the "victory" over inflation missing the bigger picture on American affordability? I recently joined @MorganLBrennan of @CNBCMorningCall to discuss the disconnect between macro data and the reality consumers face every day.

IMF pots-mortem analysis about using alternatives to a wealth tax: Tax capital income, not wealth stock. Gain more revenue, less distortion, easier to administer. Watch full analysis. Policy pros/investors: thoughts? youtu.be/O_T4hLyZsH8 #WealthTax #TaxPolicy #CAEconomy

Net Present Value (NPV) analysis shows daunting fiscal prospects: Loss of -$24.7B in future income tax revenues that exceed likely one-time gains from the wealth. IMF and OECD studies showed French wealth tax exemplified this result: collected less than lost VAT/income taxes.

#California's #Billionaire #WealthTax: simple 5% levy or a pending fiscal disaster? 3 decades of IMF/OECD research says wealth taxes fail. CA's design makes it worse. Data-driven analysis 👇 [video link at thread end below]