RBNZ will probably lift rates to 5.5%

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand hiked the overnight cash rate by 75bp as most had anticipated but signalled a much higher peak in the OCR than in August. We’re now forecasting another 75bp hike in February followed by a final 50bp hike in April, but we still expect rate cuts by end-2023.

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