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NZX50 dips as Fed gets investors thinking about rate hikes

Thursday 18th of June 2026

New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 index was dragged lower by blue chip companies such as Mainfreight, Auckland International Airport and Meridian Energy as the US Federal Reserve’s focus on inflation prompted investors to prepare for rate hikes later this year.

Meanwhile, Statistics New Zealand’s March quarter gross domestic product figures showed the economy started the year in good health,...

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