401 days ago

What's next?

Financial Adviser from SK Financial Group - Mortgage & Insurance

OCR kept at 5.50%, two in a row with no change in the OCR.

Current monetary policy working as expected to clampdown the domestic spending therefore tracking well to counter the inflation.

Members of the MPC has mentioned:

"The risks around the lagged effect of previous monetary tightening on households and businesses. The average mortgage rate on outstanding loans is expected to rise from around 5% to near 6% by early 2024, and debt servicing costs as a share of income are still increasing."

Reserve bank has no intention to move on OCR rates, as they are working towards bringing the consumer price inflation between 1% - 3% in the second half of 2024.

Some of the economists are still predicting another rise later this year on the OCR, which could be the max.

Interesting times ahead, with election and CPI update in the next three months, which will give some more clarity.

As reserve bank does their OCR review, it is worthwhile reviewing your mortgage, spending at least 5 - 10 minutes, can potentially save you some interest cost.

If you are unsure, you can engage us, we love to explore options and create an opportunity to grow your wealth.

👉 info@skfg.co.nz
👉0210749825

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