Abhijit Surya
New ZealandeconomistMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Abhijit Surya is the senior APAC economist for Capital Economics, where he provides insights into economic trends and forecasts in the Asia-Pacific region. He was in the news recently for commenting on the Australian labor market's strength and its implications for future interest rate decisions by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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Abhijit Surya, at Capital Economics, discussed the implications of the economic growth surprise for the RBNZ.
GDP: Strong construction boosts economic growth in second quarterNew Zealand· 2026-09-17
Abhijit Surya expects the RBA to push rates back to 4.35 percent.
RBA governor links government spending to interest rate rise
Australia· 2026-02-06
Abhijit Surya is a senior economist at Capital Economics who commented on the recent inflation data and its implications for interest rates.
Values rise as national property market experiences largest one-month increase since mid-2023Australia· 2025-11-02
Senior economist Abhijit Surya also sees a 50bps cut as most likely.
OCR Preview: Economists divided on whether we’ll see a 25 or 50 basis point rate cut this weekNew Zealand· 2025-10-05
Senior Asia-Pacific economist for Capital Economics, Abhijit Surya, discussed the bank's potential rate cuts.
Reserve Bank’s meeting minutes show concerns over keeping rate at 3.85 per centAustralia· 2025-07-22
Abhijit Surya suggested that the labour market remained very tight according to ABS data.
ASX slides lower; Treasury Wine Estates sinks; $A rises on jobs growthAustralia· 2025-05-15
