Interest rates have peaked, but only if RBNZ’s plan works

Interest rates have peaked, but only if RBNZ’s plan works
Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr is trying to squash inflation without starting a recession. (Photo: Getty)
Dan Brunskill
More than half of all outstanding fixed-rate mortgages will roll onto a new, higher interest rate over the next year, according to ASB’s research team.This has a lot of households weighing up whether to refix their loans for several years or to choose a short-term option in the hope that interest rates will come down.Two-year mortgage rates have already retreated from their recent high, falling from an average of 5.99% in June to 5.94% in July.However, economists have conflicting views on where market interest rates will go from here.In a...

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