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Richard Yetsenga
Chief Economist, ANZ

About Richard Yetsenga

Richard Yetsenga is Chief Economist and Head of Research at ANZ, based in Sydney. He leads the Bank's global research team, which focuses on Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Richard joined ANZ in 2011 from HSBC in Hong Kong, where he was Managing Director of Emerging Market Strategy. Prior to his seven years at HSBC, Richard held economics roles with Deutsche Bank and the Australian Government.

Richard publishes on issues of broad economic relevance, including climate change, technology, inequality and the benefits of diversity.

The ANZ Research team has been recognised with more than 40 top-three rankings in major industry surveys across Australia, New Zealand and Asia in the past six years, alongside numerous industry awards.

Richard regularly appears on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and other regional media, his work has been published by the Lowy Interpreter, and he is an editorial contributor in the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Singapore’s The Business Times and Japan's Nikkei.

articles by Richard Yetsenga

10 May 2023

AUSTRALIAN BUDGET 2023: Flexing the arm of government

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

The Australian Federal government has dealt itself in for another round of fiscal policy but the game is about to get even more exciting.

11 Apr 2023

China: Innovate or stagnate?

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

The “China miracle” is not over but it is evolving. And productivity improvement is central to that change.

03 Apr 2023

Liquidity: it’s dangerous going down

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

Chances are we can avoid losing our economic foothold as we climb down from a peak in global liquidity.

07 Mar 2023

Great barrier breached

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

Holding back women in the workforce means holding back society. Change is evident but more needs to be done.

09 Feb 2023

India: already risen and rising

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

With a GDP per capita of USD2,500, ranking 185th in the world, India’s growing economic scale is something to watch.

23 Jan 2023

The recovery the world needs

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

China will be reopening as the world economy slows and its signs of recovery provide further insurance against a global recession.

26 Oct 2022

YETSENGA: Budget 2022, reframing the narrative

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

ANZ Chief Economist explains how the ALP government has taken advantage of its first Budget to reset the parameters, the narrative and the framework of Australia’s economic story.

04 Aug 2022

Higher Rates and inflation: ending Australia’s decade in the economic doldrums

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

With the Reserve Bank of Australia hiking interest rates, how much of those increases will be permanent?

07 Jul 2022

China economy: a gradual shift, more suddenly

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

Structural economic shifts in China may have fundamental and far-reaching implications for the population.

07 Jun 2022

Yetsenga: data lessons from Warhol to the Wisdom of Crowds to Winning Friends

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

ANZ Chief Economist outlines his eight guidelines for working with data – from David Beckham to a can of Coke.

23 May 2022

Election aftermath: a new era of policy

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

ANZ Chief Economist Richard Yetsenga examines the issues that will dominate the economic agenda post-election.

29 Mar 2022

Budget 2022-23: tightening policy to transition sustainably

Richard Yetsenga | Chief Economist, ANZ

ANZ Chief Economist outlines the aspects of the Budget which caught his eye. And what this means for the shape of the nation.