Economic Weekly: Paying Tribute to the Capitol
- Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ sees tariffs applied on all US imports, and quite substantially on some countries that were seen as the worst offenders in “ripping off” the US
- Although Canada and Mexico escaped further tariffs for the time being, other major exporters to the US such as China and the EU got hit by ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
- China has already hit back to match the US’ additional tariffs on it, and the EU is working through its response
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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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