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SYDNEY—New Zealand consumer prices jumped in the second quarter on the back of surging fuel costs, deepening fears that interest rates will need to rise significantly in coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gasoline prices were up 20.1% in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If gasoline and diesel prices had not changed, the CPI would have risen 2.9% in the 12 months to the end of June, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Annual inflation in the first quarter stood at 3.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Joey Guerrero thought her life in the United States would only last a short while, but each week stretches into the next and she still isn’t cured.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
