{
  "id": 15657962,
  "title": "New Zealand’s Year-End Inflation Surge Points to More Rate Hikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/new-zealands-year-end-inflation-surge-points-to-more-rate-hikes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T20:50:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-19/new-zealand-s-year-end-inflation-surge-points-to-more-rate-hikes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Zealand inflation likely eased slightly in the third quarter, but the respite is set to be short-lived as a weaker currency and surging oil prices drive an acceleration in the final three months of the year, building the case for rate hikes.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}