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Join ACGA's Managing Partner David Metzner and our team of analysts as they discuss continued deliberations over the bipartisan infrastructure agreement and the Reconciliation package.  Additionally, they discuss the situation in Afghanistan and its impact on U.S. domestic and foreign policy. 

This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held August 19th, 2021.

Join ACGA's Managing Director Gabriella Heffesse and our analysts as they discuss recent congressional hearings on cryptocurrency regulations, the possibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and the Administration's position. 

This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held July 8th, 2021

Join ACGA's Director of International Policy Chris Czerwinski and our team of analysts as the discuss recent central bank decisions in Central and Eastern Europe as well as ACGA's  Risk Snapshot which attempts to measure political and economic risk endemic to each country, focusing this week on France and Canada. The team also discusses economic and political conditions in Peru, Iran, and Russia. 

This podcast is a lightly edited policy call held June 24th, 2021. 

Join ACGA’s Managing Director Gabriella Heffesse, Central Bank Analyst Jon Turek and guest Larry McDonald, founder of the Bear Traps Report, for our macroeconomic analysis on the latest U.S. data and how that’s impacting central bank policy and overall market movements. 


This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held May 25th, 2021

Join ACGA's Managing Partner David Metzner and our team of analysts as they discuss the prospects for a potential infrastructure package(s) as bipartisan negotiations continue with a recent counteroffer from Congressional Republicans. They also discuss proposed EU regulations for M&As as well as the recent actions from the EU in response to Belarus forcing Ryanair flight 4978  to land. This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held on May 27, 2021. 

Join ACGA's Managing Partner David Metzner and our team of analysts as they discuss the prospects for a potential $4T infrastructure package currently being prepared as well as the timing and key legislative priorities that could be included in this package. They also discuss the NextGeneration EU approval timeline and funding disbursement; the legislative reform agenda in Brazil, and the recent Turkish central bank meeting. 

This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held on May 6, 2021

Join ACGA's Director of International Policy Chris Czerwinski and our team of analysts as they discuss the recent U.S. sanctions against Russia and their impact as well as the first meeting of the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT). They also discuss the status of a possible infrastructure package as negotiations continue. 

This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held on April 15th, 2021.

Join ACGA's Managing Partner David Metzner and our team of analysts as they discuss the prospects for a potential $4T infrastructure package currently being prepared as well as the timing and key legislative priorities that could be included in this package. They also discuss the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) recent meeting and its growth projections. This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held on April 8th, 2021.

Join ACGA's Managing Partner David Metzner and our team of analysts as they discuss the prospects for a potential $3T infrastructure package currently being prepared as well as the timing and key legislative priorities that could be included in this package. 

This podcast is a lightly edited version of a policy call held on March 25th, 2021.

Join ACGA’s Managing Director Gabriella Heffesse, Central Bank Analyst Jon Turek, and founder of the Bear Traps Report Larry McDonald as they discuss the Federal Reserve’s upcoming FOMC meeting and expectations for monetary policy moving forward.