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New Zealand - Post-election negotiations may influence economy

The financial markets won’t worry too much about how long it takes the various parties to form a government after the weekend’s general election, but the negotiations could influence the outlook for the economy and the New Zealand dollar over the next couple of years depending on how much the bigger parties pander to New Zealand First’s tougher policies on immigration and housing.

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