A question of timing
The Reserve Bank is going into this week’s interest rate decision armed with plenty of reason to reiterate the message that interest rates will rise next year. However, those who expect it to flag rate rises as soon as their next January meeting are likely to be disappointed – the exchange rate is too high, and the recently introduced restrictions on low-deposit mortgage lending are too fresh, to warrant sending that signal now.
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