Reserve Bank may affirm pace of rate hikes to market expecting less

Reserve Bank may affirm pace of rate hikes to market expecting less
By Jonathan Underhill   June 6 (BusinessDesk) – The Reserve Bank may surprise some market participants by reiterating plans to lift the official cash rate by 200 basis points over two years in next week's policy statement, in the face of surging migration, a weaker kiwi, stimulatory fiscal spending and a growing economy. Governor Graeme Wheeler will lift the OCR by a quarter point to 3.25 percent next Thursday, according to 16 of 17 economists in a Reuters survey. The rate reaches 3.5 percent by year end, based on the median expectatio...