Sydney’s lockdown will keep a lid on Australia’s recovery for now, but booming housing markets should support consumer spending and dwellings investment in both countries. We don’t expect labour shortages to ease much when the border opens, so wages growth may finally accelerate. That should prompt the RBNZ to start hiking rates next month and the RBA to follow in 2023.
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