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Mortgage rates trucking along as is for now
It's all looking pretty quiet on the interest rates front at the moment. While shorter-term rates are expected to fall a little fu...
Competition keeping mortgage rates in check, despite rise in wholesale rates
Wholesale rates have gone up slightly in the wake of our latest 0.25% OCR cut, raising concerns that mortgage rates may follow sui...
Another OCR cut in the bag—and we're almost at the bottom of the rate cycle
The Reserve Bank dropped the OCR by a further 0.25% this week, down to 3.25%—meaning we're now within reaching distance of the bot...
Is interest rate relief on the horizon?
According to bank economists, rate falls are now pretty much a given by November—but ahead of our next OCR announcement, on 14th August, there's a growing argument it could happen even sooner.
Borrowers should concentrate on managing risk — not rate chasing
Chances are good that the official cash rate will be cut before the end of 2024 and even by the middle of next year. But should borrowers be focusing on trying to predict the ups and downs of the rates cycle?
Is another OCR hike needed to tame inflation?
Some forecasters believe the Reserve Bank will need to raise the official cash rate from the 5.5% level they took it to in May. But is another hike really as necessary as some make it out to be?
Once bitten, twice shy
While the annual inflation rate came in lower than anticipated at 5.6%, the Reserve Bank is unlikely to ease monetary policy anytime soon — and until wage growth heads back down to 3.5%, they may not even consider it. So what does this mean for Kiwi?
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