Economic Weekly: Waiting (a while) for the cutting vibe
- Quite a lot of people heaved a sigh of relief last Wednesday when the RBNZ kept the OCR on hold, although bank depositors would have been happy to see Adrian & Co. nudge the OCR up
- But at least we aren’t having to change our forecasts yet again, as there have been more than enough surprises in recent years!
- The RBNZ had a lot to digest in the three months that preceded this Monetary Policy Statement
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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.
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