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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 1 MIN

Simon Bridges: Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive on business confidence slumping amid oil shock

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

All signs are pointing towards inflation going up - as the Middle East conflict causes business confidence to plummet.  ANZ's latest Business Outlook survey shows most firms expect costs to increase as economic insecurity sets in.  Most anticipate they'll raise prices in the next three months. Retail and construction had the sharpest slides in confidence.  Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive Simon Bridges told Ryan Bridge after the tariffs last year, this feels like a sense of deja vu. He says this survey was from early days of the war - so things will likely get worse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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