Economic Weekly: Xi: Call Me Maybe
- The pace of Trumpocalyptic tariff announcements slowed last week, but he stepped up his attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and the market turmoil continues
- On the tariff front, it is more what isn’t happening is the issue: no dialogue between the US and China that would start a path to backing of tariffs levels that will otherwise bite very hard very quickly
- Trump’s attacks on Powell are a threat on the Fed’s independence and have given markets the jitters overnight
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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.
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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