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Midday Report · Wednesday · 20 min

Midday Report Essentials for 22 October 2026

Today: inflation slows in the latest data out today but the relief is likely short lived with the lower dollar and rising fuel prices meaning it's likely there'll be more rate hikes. Guyon heard from Infometric principal economist Brad Olsen. The Mood of the Boardroom, Guyon Espiner spoke to the NZ Herald's Fran O'Sullivan about what CEOs think about the two Chrises and who the top Ministers are. And New Zealanders say the US is a bigger threat to us than China is, Asia New Zealand's head researcher Julia Macdonald told Guyon Espiner about our perceptions of the superpowers.

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Today: inflation slows in the latest data out today but the relief is likely short lived with the lower dollar and rising fuel prices meaning it's likely there'll be more rate hikes. Guyon heard from Infometric principal economist Brad Olsen. The Mood of the Boardroom, Guyon Espiner spoke to the NZ Herald's Fran O'Sullivan about what CEOs think about the two Chrises and who the top Ministers are. And New Zealanders say the US is a bigger threat to us than China is, Asia New Zealand's head researcher Julia Macdonald told Guyon Espiner about our perceptions of the superpowers.