US GDP grew solidly for the third consecutive quarter to end 2017.
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Tony Kelly
“Tony's expereince includes working at the The Victorian Department of Treasury and the Commonwealth Treasury”
Tony joined NAB early in 2011 from the Victorian Treasury where he worked for 12 years on a range of issues, including state budget strategy and forecasting state taxation revenues.
Before this, Tony was in the Commonwealth Treasury for a decade, where he undertook work on macroeconomic forecasting, microeconomic reform and debt management.
Tony grew up in Canberra and graduated (with first class honours) from the Australian National University. He also holds a Masters degree in Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
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