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Roger J Kerr

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Roger J Kerr is Executive Chairman of Barrington Treasury Services NZ Limited. He has written commentaries on the NZ dollar since 1981.

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15 years 2 months

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Roger J Kerr thinks we need to be watching 'the three Cs'; says nobody believes interest rates are going to stay low now - the only question is how much they will rise by
24th Apr 17, 10:36am
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Roger J Kerr thinks we need to be watching 'the three Cs'; says nobody believes interest rates are going to stay low now - the only question is how much they will rise by
Roger J Kerr expects the New Zealand dollar will remain comfortably above US70c in coming months
18th Apr 17, 9:44am
Roger J Kerr expects the New Zealand dollar will remain comfortably above US70c in coming months
Roger J Kerr doesn't see the 'geo-political risk' inspired reversal of interest rates continuing for long, but says the recent drop has provided an opportunity
18th Apr 17, 9:30am
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Roger J Kerr doesn't see the 'geo-political risk' inspired reversal of interest rates continuing for long, but says the recent drop has provided an opportunity
Roger J Kerr says periods of escalated geo-political tensions generally translate into a stronger US dollar
10th Apr 17, 10:54am
Roger J Kerr says periods of escalated geo-political tensions generally translate into a stronger US dollar
Roger J Kerr says with price pressures building in the domestic economy, non-tradable inflation will not continue to decline as it has done over recent times and the RBNZ may have to bring forward the timing for interest rate rises
10th Apr 17, 9:42am
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Roger J Kerr says with price pressures building in the domestic economy, non-tradable inflation will not continue to decline as it has done over recent times and the RBNZ may have to bring forward the timing for interest rate rises
Roger J Kerr says global currency markets will be heavily focused on the trade relationships between the US and China this week
3rd Apr 17, 9:50am
Roger J Kerr says global currency markets will be heavily focused on the trade relationships between the US and China this week
Roger J Kerr says residential property developers with land and consents in hand are now turning to the non-bank lending providers to source the finance they need to make the projects happen
3rd Apr 17, 9:11am
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Roger J Kerr says residential property developers with land and consents in hand are now turning to the non-bank lending providers to source the finance they need to make the projects happen
Roger J Kerr sees the positives and negatives for the New Zealand currency as balanced
27th Mar 17, 9:21am
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Roger J Kerr sees the positives and negatives for the New Zealand currency as balanced
Roger J Kerr says borrowers should be taking advantage of the recent pull-back in US long-term bond yields
27th Mar 17, 9:00am
Roger J Kerr says borrowers should be taking advantage of the recent pull-back in US long-term bond yields
Roger J Kerr says dairy prices remain the wildcard in the performance of the NZ currency against its US counterpart
20th Mar 17, 1:47pm
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Roger J Kerr says dairy prices remain the wildcard in the performance of the NZ currency against its US counterpart
Roger J Kerr says the real conundrum facing the Reserve Bank this week when looking at inflation forecasts is deciding when we will see wage increases feeding into higher costs
20th Mar 17, 12:25pm
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Roger J Kerr says the real conundrum facing the Reserve Bank this week when looking at inflation forecasts is deciding when we will see wage increases feeding into higher costs
Roger J Kerr believes the Kiwi dollar selling interest is all but exhausted for the meantime
13th Mar 17, 11:28am
Roger J Kerr believes the Kiwi dollar selling interest is all but exhausted for the meantime
Roger J Kerr says if the $NZ exchange rate stays at current lower levels inflation may lift a lot quicker than everyone expected
13th Mar 17, 10:59am
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Roger J Kerr says if the $NZ exchange rate stays at current lower levels inflation may lift a lot quicker than everyone expected
Roger J Kerr says the rapidly closing interest rate differential between the US and NZ currencies is coming right back into the market’s focus and prompting Kiwi dollar selling
6th Mar 17, 1:01pm
Roger J Kerr says the rapidly closing interest rate differential between the US and NZ currencies is coming right back into the market’s focus and prompting Kiwi dollar selling
Roger J Kerr says interest rate fixing decisions just got harder
6th Mar 17, 11:49am
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Roger J Kerr says interest rate fixing decisions just got harder
Roger J Kerr says New Zealand companies manage their currency risks more actively than companies elsewhere
27th Feb 17, 12:55pm
Roger J Kerr says New Zealand companies manage their currency risks more actively than companies elsewhere
Roger J Kerr says the conditions are currently ripe for both corporates and investors to reap a mutually beneficial harvest
27th Feb 17, 12:45pm
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Roger J Kerr says the conditions are currently ripe for both corporates and investors to reap a mutually beneficial harvest
Roger J Kerr says the forces affecting the New Zealand dollar are evenly balanced
20th Feb 17, 9:14am
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Roger J Kerr says the forces affecting the New Zealand dollar are evenly balanced
Roger J Kerr says the Government's inquiry into fuel profit margins seems more politically motivated than discovering a major rip-off from the fuel companies
20th Feb 17, 9:05am
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Roger J Kerr says the Government's inquiry into fuel profit margins seems more politically motivated than discovering a major rip-off from the fuel companies
Roger J Kerr says the Reserve Bank finally got the NZ dollar to behave the way it wanted
13th Feb 17, 3:06pm
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Roger J Kerr says the Reserve Bank finally got the NZ dollar to behave the way it wanted
Roger J Kerr says there are several economic trends for the Reserve Bank to consider when it reviews interest rates this week
7th Feb 17, 4:45pm
Roger J Kerr says there are several economic trends for the Reserve Bank to consider when it reviews interest rates this week
Roger J Kerr believes the Kiwi dollar will fall from its current highs; sees potential weakness in dairy prices at this week's auction
7th Feb 17, 2:42pm
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Roger J Kerr believes the Kiwi dollar will fall from its current highs; sees potential weakness in dairy prices at this week's auction
Roger J Kerr finds it surprising so many pundits thought record low interest rates would continue
31st Jan 17, 10:32am
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Roger J Kerr finds it surprising so many pundits thought record low interest rates would continue
Roger J Kerr says it will be interesting to see what the Reserve Bank says next week about the New Zealand dollar, which is much higher than our central bank was forecasting
31st Jan 17, 10:18am
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Roger J Kerr says it will be interesting to see what the Reserve Bank says next week about the New Zealand dollar, which is much higher than our central bank was forecasting
Roger J Kerr says Trumponomics are likely to further strengthen the US dollar
23rd Jan 17, 2:19pm
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Roger J Kerr says Trumponomics are likely to further strengthen the US dollar