ANZ is NZ's largest home loan lender
- increase fixed-term home loan carded mortgage rates across the board
- +45 bp increase
- four and five year fixed rates are above 5%
- ANZ is also raising term deposit offer rates
Meanwhile, revised Reserve Bank of New Zealand interest rate path ahead issued by ASB:
- official cash rate (OCR) to peak at 2% in late 2022
- ASB had previously forecast the peak at previously 1.5%
Citing:
- Annual CPI inflation will reach close to 6% at the end of 2021
- is likely to remain persistently elevated well into 2022