GFF Podcast: The Global Outlook on Tariffs, Trade and Reserve Currencies in 2026

In our Christmas special, we are joined by Charles Lichfield, Deputy Director of the Geoeconomics Center at the Atlantic Council, to discuss the major economic events and geopolitical shifts of 2025, and what we should expect next year. Charles will be the opening keynote speaker at our 2026 GFF Summit and will also co-host the Central Bank and Sovereign Wealth Summit alongside our podcast hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler. We are talking about reserve currencies, China, U.S.-EU relations and the major news stories of 2025.

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The Global Funding and Financing (GFF) podcast is Clearstream’s podcast series for the funding and financing industry, releasing monthly episodes with senior leaders in the space of secured finance covering all major topics shaping the world of collateral, securities lending, repo and OTC derivatives.