Roger J Kerr

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Roger J Kerr says Trumponomics are likely to further strengthen the US dollar

Roger J Kerr outlines the potential risks that could disrupt the good times the New Zealand economy is currently enjoying

Roger J Kerr outlines the potential risks that could disrupt the good times the New Zealand economy is currently enjoying

Roger J Kerr says it is hard to say the NZ dollar should be declining as the economy stays strong, while questions are being asked whether the new US administration can deliver on election promises

Roger J Kerr says it is hard to say the NZ dollar should be declining as the economy stays strong, while questions are being asked whether the new US administration can deliver on election promises

Roger J Kerr looks at the three key things that will determine how far and how fast interest rates increase this year, including the revelation of the real inflation picture

Roger J Kerr looks at the three key things that will determine how far and how fast interest rates increase this year, including the revelation of the real inflation picture

Roger J Kerr recounts where the NZ dollar has been in a topsy turvy year and looks ahead

Roger J Kerr recounts where the NZ dollar has been in a topsy turvy year and looks ahead