The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate from 1.5% to 2% as it continues to try to bring inflation under control.
Mortgage interest rates and deposit rates are likely to rise in response, particularly as the bank has signalled more interest rate rises are on the way.
In its May monetary
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