Business Weekend | 26 April

Business Weekend | 26 April

From Business Weekend by Sky News Australia / NZ

April 26, 2026 · 48 min · Season 1 · Episode 314

About this episode

The episode discusses the easing of fuel prices, the RBA's forecast for rate hikes, and the potential escalation of the Middle East war.

Fuel prices ease as panic buying stops, RBA forecast to hike rates in May and warns of a stagflation nightmare. Plus, economic pressures likely to rise as the Middle East war is at risk of escalation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

  • fuel prices
  • economic forecast
  • stagflation
  • Middle East conflict
  • panic buying

Keywords

  • fuel prices
  • RBA
  • rate hike
  • stagflation
  • Middle East war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RBA

Places: Middle East

More episodes of Business Weekend

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Business Weekend podcast page.