Taking McCarthy at his word

Published: May 18, 2023, 8:25 p.m.

Friday 19th May 2023


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Markets are buoyed this morning by comments from US Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that he sees a path towards a deal with the Democrats over the US debt ceiling. That\u2019s pushed equities and bond yields higher. NAB\u2019s Ken Crompton says it would be premature to suggest that yesterday\u2019s weaker employment numbers would impact the path of future hikes from the RBA, just as the latest data from the US is too choppy to draw any conclusions on what it means for the Fed. But it seems the increased spending by the NZ government in yesterday\u2019s budget could contribute to an extra rate hike by the RBNZ.



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