5 in 5 with ANZ
5 in 5 with ANZ
ANZ
Friday: Gas prices rise 35% as conflict widens
8 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 6:49 pm.
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Oil hits US$119 a barrel after Iran hits Qatar’s big LNG plant hard. Gas prices rise 35%. The Fed, Bank of Japan and the ECB all hold rates to take stock of the Middle East conflict. Australia’s jobless rate rises.
And then in our deep-dive interview, ANZ Senior Economist Matthew Galt analyses how New Zealand’s economy hung onto growth in Q4.
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