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CBA hires Treasury deputy as chief economist

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hired Treasury deputy secretary Luke Yeaman as its new chief economist.

Mr Yeaman has been head of Treasury’s macroeconomic group since the pandemic in 2020, overseeing forecasts for government budgets and providing advice to treasurers Jim Chalmers and Josh Frydenberg.

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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