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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 3 MIN

Matt Gault: ANZ Senior Economist on the Q4 GDP result

from The SME Stream · host iHeartRadio NZ

New Zealand's economy is heading into the current Middle East crisis noticeably weaker than expected. GDP's risen just 0.2 percent in the December quarter - well below many forecasts. It's also risen just 0.2 percent across the whole of last year, after growth in the September quarter was revised down. ANZ Senior Economist Matt Gault tells Ryan how the Reserve Bank will react to this news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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New Zealand's economy is heading into the current Middle East crisis noticeably weaker than expected. GDP's risen just 0.2 percent in the December quarter - well below many forecasts. It's also risen just 0.2 percent across the whole of last year,...

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