# Friday: ECB & BoE hold, but hike talk grows Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/friday-ecb-boe-hold-but-hike-talk-grows Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/friday-ecb-boe-hold-but-hike-talk-grows.md Podcast: [5 in 5 with ANZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711) Published: 2026-04-30T19:47:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.anz.com/institutional/five-in-five-podcast/ Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/p788769/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSO8967563583.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/episodes/friday-ecb-boe-hold-but-hike-talk-grows Duration seconds: 579 ## Resource Oil hits US$126/barrel after reports the US is preparing new strikes on Iran. The European Central Bank holds, but talks about a rate hike soon. The Bank of England holds too. And China’s factories withstand the Middle East conflict. In our deep-dive interview, ANZ Head of Australian Economics Adam Boyton compares the RBA’s performance with other central banks as it seeks a narrow path between inflation and employment. Before accessing this podcast, please read the disclaimer at ⁠https://www.anz.com/institutional/five-in-five-podcast/⁠ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/episodes/friday-ecb-boe-hold-but-hike-talk-grows/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/friday-ecb-boe-hold-but-hike-talk-grows.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.