{
  "id": 741233,
  "title": "New Zealand dollar slugged by inflation surprise, Aussie hangs on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/new-zealand-dollar-slugged-by-inflation-surprise-aussie-hangs-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T06:13:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434618/new-zealand-dollar-slugged-by-inflation-surprise-aussie-hangs-on"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SYDNEY: The New Zealand dollar slid on Thursday after a surprisingly low reading on inflation expectations stirred doubts about the need for aggressive rate hikes, while its Australian counterpart drew comfort from the risk of tightening at home. The kiwi dollar lost 0.5% to a two-week low of $0.5829, having snapped support at $0.5850. The next bear targets are $0.5762 and $0.5627. The Aussie…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "New Zealand Dollar remains subdued as two-year QoQ RBNZ Inflation Expectations ease in Q3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/new-zealand-dollar-remains-subdued-as-two-year-qoq-rbnz-inflation",
        "published": "2026-08-13T03:27:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
}