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MNI BRIEF: RBNZ Sees Rates At 3.4% By December

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New Zealand's central bank has hiked by 50 basis points at two straight meetings.

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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Wednesday upped its forecast for its official cash rate, which it now expects will reach 3.4% by the end of this year and peak at 3.9% by December 2023.

The RBNZ today hiked the OCR by another 50 basis points to 2% as it continues the tightening cycle it began in October, when it started to raise rates from the record low of 0.25% set for the pandemic, (See MNI STATE OF PLAY: RBNZ Considers Pace Of Rate Hikes).

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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Wednesday upped its forecast for its official cash rate, which it now expects will reach 3.4% by the end of this year and peak at 3.9% by December 2023.

The RBNZ today hiked the OCR by another 50 basis points to 2% as it continues the tightening cycle it began in October, when it started to raise rates from the record low of 0.25% set for the pandemic, (See MNI STATE OF PLAY: RBNZ Considers Pace Of Rate Hikes).

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