Renewed Middle East Tensions Create Upside Risks to New Zealand's Inflation Forecasts, RBNZ Chief Economist Says
() -- While near-term inflation pressures in New Zealand appear to have eased, renewed tensions in the Middle East over the last week present upside risks to the central bank's 3.3% inflation forecast for the September quarter, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Chief Economist Paul Conway said Tuesday. The conflict de