Interest rate hold won’t provide immediate relief

Despite ending the interest rate hiking cycle today, the Monetary Policy Committee succeeded in convincing financial markets that interest rates will remain high for some time. As market interest rate expectations determine fixed mortgage rates, the surprise doesn’t change our view that mortgage rates will stay around 5.5% until mid-2024.

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