-- 新西兰储备银行行长安娜·布雷曼周三发表声明称，新西兰无法避免受到中东冲突引发的全球性力量的影响，不同行业、地区和家庭受到的影响程度各不相同。 布雷曼表示，3月份季度年度消费者价格指数（CPI）通胀率为3.1%，高于1%至3%的目标区间，也略高于4月份货币政策决定时的预期。CPI上涨主要由燃油价格推高，但核心通胀指标仍保持在目标范围内。 布雷曼补充道：“货币政策委员会（MPC）4月8日决定将官方现金利率维持在2.25%不变，这一决定权衡了提前应对中期通胀上升风险的潜在益处与不必要地抑制经济复苏的代价。”
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