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Amid oversight, West Haven to consider offering development incentives with federal COVID money. The Russell 2000 index hit its first all-time high since March, picking up 0.2% to 2,361.86. On Tuesday, the Dow gained 0.4% to 36,052.63, while the S&P 500 index extended its winning streak into a fourth day, climbing to 4,630.65. The jobless figures, along with high inflation numbers, will keep pressure on the nation’s central bank to continue raising interest rates. New Zealand's Reserve Bank doubled the benchmark rate to 0.5% last month in its first hike in more than seven years. That includes New Zealand, where the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.4%, its lowest level in 14 years, despite a lockdown in the largest city of Auckland, Statistics New Zealand reported Wednesday. But some central banks have begun easing up on the accelerator in response to surging prices.
Most Asian countries have also kept their monetary policy loose to deal with the fallout from pandemic-related shutdowns and travel restrictions.