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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Mathan Somasundram from Deep Data Analytics about the better than expected US GDP result and what it means for interest rates, plus a look ahead to 2026 on the markets.

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Mathan Somasundram from Deep Data Analytics about the better than expected US GDP result and what it means for interest rates, plus a look ahead to 2026 on the markets.

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