RBNZ finally gets a response
In the BNZ Weekly Overview he points out that the Reserve Bank last week raised the cash rate from 2.5% to 2.75% with the explicit intention that banks raise lending rates - otherwise nothing has changed apart from reduced bank margins.
The Reserve Bank almost certainly won't have to do that now that increases have started and BNZ expects a 0.25% move in five weeks time.
As for what borrowers should do - the raw numbers say fix one to three years. But Alexander says it is a big ask to jump into a three or even two year rate from current still low floating rates.
There is also a risk that the Reserve Bank does not raise rates as rapidly as BNZ has pencilled in given risks in Europe and the chance the current unwillingness of households to borrow remains for another year or two.
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