Wednesday, July 25, 2007

New Zealand Raises Key Rate to 8.25 Percent, Signals Increase May Be Last

(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand's central bank raised its
benchmark interest rate to a record 8.25 percent, and said its
fourth increase this year may be enough to contain inflation.

``New Zealanders have been showing early signs of moderating
their borrowing,'' Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said in a
statement released in Wellington today. ``Provided they keep this
up, and the pressure on resources continues to ease, we think the
four successive rate increases we have delivered will be sufficient
to contain inflation.''


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