Economic Weekly: Terms of trade remain lofty
- Following last week's Q3 Terms of Trade data release, we take a closer look at New Zealand’s well-performing export sector on Page 2.
- Our Chart of the Week looks at one of the key concerns that weighed on sentiment last week as gains were erased in global equities.
- This week, focus will remain on Brexit with a UK Parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday night (NZT) while the local highlight will be the Government’s Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update on Thursday.
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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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