Economic Weekly: Going for growth
- Q2 GDP is the local focus this week, with many economists (ourselves included) upgrading our Q2 GDP picks off the back of stronger than expected partial data
- Long story short, while there will likely be pockets of pain, the economy looks to have weathered the Q2 oil price shock better than we had initially expected
- However, last week also served as a good reminder that the oil shock is not necessarily behind us yet – with oil prices briefly hitting US$100 a barrel last week
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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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