Even though the Reserve Bank of New Zealand slowed the pace of tightening at today’s meeting, it still signalled a peak in the overnight cash rate of 5.50% by the middle of this year. Our more pessimistic forecasts for economic activity and wage growth suggest the Bank won’t tighten quite as much and may pivot towards rate cuts earlier than it anticipates.
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