Current Account with Clay Lowery

In this episode of Current Account, Clay revisits the timely topic of the United States Debt Ceiling. He outlines what the "X date" is and why it is important, analyzes what each political party will be negotiating for, gives a variety of scenarios as to how the issue may be resolved and lays out the potential impact these outcomes may have at a global scale.

Clay's initial explanation on the debt ceiling can be found in Episode 31: Dancing on the Ceiling: The Upside-Down World of the Debt Ceiling Debate.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by IIF's Head of EM Europe Research, Ugras Ulku, to discuss the upcoming Turkish Presidential Election on May 14th. The conversation includes an analysis of where Turkey is presently, what each candidate, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, bring to the table, what may happen in each potential outcome and the impact either result will have in the US and other regions.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay revisits China, this time to analyze the processes of decoupling and de-risking China. This includes how the economic outlook of China has changed in the recent months, how Europe and the US differ in their approaches to this process and the different states of the United States's and Europe's respective relationships with China.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay gives an explanation on the topic of sovereign debt. Mainly, he details the current landscape in the sovereign debt realm and how sovereign debt is handled, while providing an outlook as to what may happen in the future and what the direct implications may be.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Jay Collins, Vice Chairman of Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory at Citigroup to recap the recent Spring Meetings Week of the IMF and World Bank. They touch on key topics and takeaways from the busy week in Washington, including Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) reform, the Common Framework for sovereign debt restructuring and potential changes on the restructuring process going forward.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay gives an overview of the current market volatility in the banking sector, including the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the sale of Credit Suisse. He explains recent developments and discusses what’s next, including U.S. Congressional hearings this week.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay covers the broad topic of Artificial Intelligence, better known as AI. The discussion includes defining AI and its common applications, what potential uses of AI may look like in the future, the risks and unknowns surrounding AI use and the current landscape in AI policy making and regulation.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). They discuss topics relating to the Nigerian Presidential Election that took place on February 25th, including the main candidates and their platforms, possible irregularities within the election process, what an assumed Bola Tinubu regime will look to complete over its four-year term and how the election may affect US-Nigerian relations.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay reflects upon his time testifying in front of the Senate Banking Committee. His testimony revolves around three topics: The sanctions imposed on Russia, what a similar sanctions regime may look like against China and lessons learned from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and what a "Reverse-CFIUS" may entail.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.

In this episode of Current Account, Clay analyzes the present state of Eastern Europe as a whole, including the subjects of the outstanding impact in the region of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the unlikely optimism throughout Eastern and Central Europe and how the negotiations with the IMF may shape Ukraine's outlook.

This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, and managed by Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate.