# Thursday: Aus growth eases across first half of 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/thursday-aus-growth-eases-across-first-half-of-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/thursday-aus-growth-eases-across-first-half-of-2026.md Podcast: [5 in 5 with ANZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711) Published: 2026-09-02T19:49:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/p788769/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSO5152497532.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/p788769/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSO5152497532.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/episodes/thursday-aus-growth-eases-across-first-half-of-2026 Duration seconds: 589 ## Resource Global bond yields take a breather and US stocks rise. Australia’s growth eased in the first half of 2026, but a November rate hike remains on the cards. The RBNZ lifts rates but the Kiwi drops as guidance changes. In our deep-dive interview, ANZ Head of Australian Economics Adam Boyton analyses how Australia’s economy was placed after the second quarter. 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/thursday-aus-growth-eases-across-first-half-of-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-in-5-with-anz-6470711/thursday-aus-growth-eases-across-first-half-of-2026.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.