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RB expected to prepare market for rate increases

The Reserve Bank will walk a tight rope this week between acknowledging it cannot keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.5% as long as previously intimated, while avoiding fuelling market expectations of rate hikes starting as soon as early next year, this week’s economic commentaries suggest.

Sonia Speedy
Tue, Oct 27th 2009 09:09PM
Borrowers who have not fixed face challeges

Borrowers who have not fixed face challeges

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More fixed rate rises coming

More fixed rate rises coming

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NZ not likely to next cab off the interest rate hike rank

NZ not likely to next cab off the interest rate hike rank

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Reserve Bank unlikely to follow RBA hike

Reserve Bank unlikely to follow RBA hike

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Interest rate markets watch Australia today

Interest rate markets watch Australia today

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Benign period for rates

Benign period for rates

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Reserve Bank's OCR forecasts unlikely: ASB

Reserve Bank's OCR forecasts unlikely: ASB

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Borrowing strategy should have been sorted last year

Borrowing strategy should have been sorted last year

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Warning: Interest rates could rise rapidly

Warning: Interest rates could rise rapidly

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Forecasting interest rates highly uncertain exercise

Forecasting interest rates highly uncertain exercise

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Rumours of a renewed housing bubble greatly exaggerated

Rumours of a renewed housing bubble greatly exaggerated

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Floating rates now a little more attractive

Floating rates now a little more attractive

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ASB continues its argument for rate cut

ASB continues its argument for rate cut

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Coin toss on rates: Alexander

Coin toss on rates: Alexander

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Chance of rate cut falls on back of survey

Chance of rate cut falls on back of survey

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