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NZ dollar falls sharply after soft inflation data

Published July 17, 2017 Updated July 17, 2017 11:19pm

The kiwi sank to $0.7271 from $0.7330, after data showed the consumer price index was unchanged in the quarter, compared to forecasts of a 0.2 percent increase.

The annual pace of inflation slowed to 1.7 percent, again under the 1.9 percent forecast and down from 2.2 percent in the first quarter.

 

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