The New Zealand economy was running hot even when the Omicron variant was disrupting activity. Now that the peak of the Omicron wave has passed, mobility is rebounding and inflation expectations are rising even further. On that basis, we think the RBNZ will hike rates by another 50 bp at its meeting on 25th May 2022. And we still expect the RBNZ to hike rates at every meeting this year.
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