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Current Account with Clay Lowery

Institute of International Finance

From Washington, D.C. to financial centers around the world, Current Account brings listeners inside the conversations shaping the global economy. Each week, Institute of International Finance Executive Vice President Clay Lowery draws on his years at the U.S. Treasury and as a leader in the private sector to explore the intersection of geopolitics, markets, technology, debt, elections, and other forces transforming the financial system. Joined by industry experts and business leaders, each episode

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Episode 140 –...

Current Account with Clay Lowery ·

2026/03/30

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Helima Croft, Managing Director and Head of Global Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, to discuss the conflict in Iran and the resulting market implications as the conflict enters its fourth week. With continued attacks on oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz still nearly shut, global markets are confronting the consequences of an energy shock unlike anything seen in decades. Oil remains above $100 a barrel,

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00:28:25

Episode 139 – The Plot Thickens: Broader Implications...

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2026/03/23

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, to return to the rapidly evolving conflict in Iran as the fighting enters its third week. What began as a regional confrontation has now produced far‑reaching political and economic consequences, both within Iran and across global markets. Oil remains near $100 per barrel, energy infrastructure in the Gulf has been repeatedly struck, and the killing of another senior Iranian figure

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00:33:07

Episode 138 – The War in Iran - Two Weeks In

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2026/03/17

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Negar Mortazavi, a Journalist, Political Analyst and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy (CIP), for a clear, timely breakdown of the rapidly unfolding conflict in Iran. Less than two weeks after U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted key Iranian government and military sites, retaliatory actions have rippled across the region, impacting energy infrastructure, shipping lanes, and global markets.Negar explains what has transpired since

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00:30:58

Episode 137 – Can Europe Move From Diagnosis to...

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2026/03/09

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Meghan Milloy, the IIF’s Managing Director and Head of Corporate Communications, and Martin Boer, General Manager of the IIF’s Brussels Office and Chief Representative, Europe, to revisit Europe at a moment of mounting complexity - fresh off the IIF’s European Summit in Brussels on March 4-5.Clay reflects on the policy conversations shaping Europe’s agenda; conversations that were already wide‑ranging before a sudden escalation of conflict in

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00:37:20

Episode 136 – When Regulatory Simplification Gets...

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2026/03/02

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Doug Elliott, Partner at Oliver Wyman, and Andrés Portilla, Managing Director of Regulatory Affairs at the IIF, to take a closer look at the growing global debate over regulatory modernization. Fifteen years after the Global Financial Crisis led policymakers to introduce an expansive set of rules designed to reinforce financial stability, many jurisdictions are now questioning whether the existing framework has become overly complex, duplicative,

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00:57:44

Emergency Episode - Supreme Court Overturns IEEPA...

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2026/02/25

In this emergency episode of Current Account, Clay continues the discussion on tariffs with Chris Padilla from the Brunswick Group after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, February 20, ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not provide authority for the president to unilaterally impose tariffs. While much is unknown, the Court made one thing clear: major trade actions require clear legal grounding and a durable policy framework.The episode contains a special web

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00:28:03

Episode 135 – When the Questions Are Better Than the...

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2026/02/23

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Nathan Sheets, Global Chief Economist at Citi and former U.S. Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, to explore Japan’s shifting economic landscape following a historic political moment.* Just over 100 days into her term, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election that delivered a rare supermajority for the Liberal Democratic Party. With such a decisive mandate, Japan enters 2026 with renewed political strength and

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00:31:51

Episode 134 – The Best of Times and the Worst of...

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2026/02/17

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Chris Padilla, Senior Advisor at Brunswick Group and former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, to revisit U.S. trade policy. After a turbulent 2025 marked by sweeping tariffs, new negotiation frameworks, and significant legal uncertainty, trade may feel quieter entering 2026, but remains a central priority for the Trump administration. Drawing on his years of government and corporate experience, Chris offers perspective on

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00:33:06

Episode 133 – China's Economy: A Little Less...

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2026/02/09

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00:22:33

Episode 132 – The Transformation of Finance — It’s...

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2026/02/02

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00:34:58

Episode 131 – Myth Busted? - Europe's Path for Growth...

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2026/01/26

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00:27:52

Episode 130 – The Three Rs of International Finance:...

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2026/01/20

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00:35:33

Episode 129 – Venezuela: Navigating the Aftermath and...

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2026/01/12

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00:38:59

Episode 128 – Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen? -...

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2025/12/15

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00:27:48

Episode 127 – Pushing on the Accelerator - The Rise...

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2025/12/08

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Episode 126 – Stop! In the Name of Tariffs - The...

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2025/11/24

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00:26:42

Episode 125 – India and Korea in the Whirlwind of...

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2025/11/17

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00:31:11

Episode 124 – Argentina's Midterms - Will This Time...

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2025/11/03

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00:22:16

Episode 123 – I’ll Take Mine Rare — Critical Minerals...

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2025/10/27

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00:29:30

Episode 122 – A New Equilibrium - G20 Priorities with...

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2025/10/20

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