New Zealand To See More Interest Rate Hikes Over 2022
Country Risk / New Zealand / Wed 24 Nov, 2021
Key View
- Following the Reserve Bank Of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) November 24 meeting where it hiked its Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25bps to 0.75%, we Fitch Solutions now forecast a further 125bps rate hike to 2.00% by end-2022, higher than our previous forecast of 1.50%.
- With economic activity looking to further normalise amid easing restrictions