Economic Weekly: RBNZ to outline its process to relax LVR lending restrictions
- We revise our 2017/18 milk price forecasts lower in light of stronger NZ dairy production and weaker dairy prices.
- NZ retail data spending growth resilient in Q3, with tourism spending lower but NZ household spending decent.
- RBNZ’s FSR to bring housing market into the spot light with its loan-to-value lending restrictions under scrutiny.
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Mark Smith
Senior Economist
Mark joined ASB in 2017, with over 20 years of public and private sector experience working as an economist in New Zealand and the UK.
His resume includes lengthy stints at ANZ and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and he has also worked at the Bank of England, HM Treasury and the New Zealand Transport Agency. Mark's areas of specialisation include interest rate strategy, macro-economic analysis and urban economics.
Born and bred in the Waikato, Mark studied at Waikato University where he graduated with a Master of Social Sciences, majoring in Economics.
Mark's key strengths are the ability to use his extensive experience, inquisitive nature, analytical ability, creativity and pragmatism to dig a little deeper and to deliver common sense solutions to tackle complex problems.
When not at work Mark likes to travel, keep fit and spend time with his friends and family.
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