Keyword: zewzealand https://freerepublic.com/tag/zewzealand/ en-us Thu, 7 Oct 2021 14:48:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 New Zealand raises interest rates as inflation, housing pressures build https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4001460/posts New Zealand largely kept out Covid-19 by closing to the outside world, a policy accompanied by stimulus to keep the economy moving. Now the resulting labor shortages and surging demand, notably for housing, have led it to become one of the first developed economies to raise interest rates since the pandemic began. Fox Business https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4001460/posts#comment Thu, 7 Oct 2021 14:48:52 GMT