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Iran ‘bedlam’ to keep inflation elevated for longer: economists

The fragile economic recovery is now expected to take longer to mature as global conflict puts pressure on prices.

The Iran conflict has entered a third week.

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Economists are questioning the extent of the carnage caused by the current Middle East conflict on the pace of recovery in the New Zealand economy and inflation outlook.

Multiple data out today paint a mixed picture as caution creeps in about the appetite by businesses and households to spend and

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Jonathan Mitchell Mon, 16 Mar 2026
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