BNZ economist Tony Alexander is encouraging borrowers to float. Westpac is saying it believes floating rates will remain on hold for several more months with no urgency to fix right now.
This graph shows how far floating rates have dropped since 2008 and where they are forecast to be over the next year to help those making such decisions to look at the big picture.
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