Economic Weekly: War continues and the impacts are global
- Uncertainty remains elevated amidst the ongoing war between Israel and the US and Iran. It’s just been announced that Iran have appointed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as Iran’s new Supreme Leader
- It’s unclear how US President Trump will react, but Iran has made it clear that it is up to them to decide on these matters
- The impacts of the war are global, with surging energy prices the key concern for those countries not directly impacted by the conflict
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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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