Negative rates on the horizon

The RBNZ will want to wait to assess the impact of the virus outbreak on inflation and the labour market before cutting rates further. As such, we think it will not announce any further stimulus measures on Wednesday 13th May. However, we expect the Bank to cut rates into negative territory in the second half of this year.

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