Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr says calls for the RBNZ to immediately cut the OCR further based on the very low actual inflation rate for 2015 will have to be rebutted

Roger J Kerr says calls for the RBNZ to immediately cut the OCR further based on the very low actual inflation rate for 2015 will have to be rebutted

Roger J Kerr says our currency has 'weathered the storm' well

Roger J Kerr says our currency has 'weathered the storm' well

Roger J Kerr sees our currency remaining 'broadly' in the mid-US 65 cents range this year

Roger J Kerr sees our currency remaining 'broadly' in the mid-US 65 cents range this year

Roger J Kerr sees the RBNZ holding the Official Cash Rate at 2.5% this year and says global oil prices will recover eventually, while inflation - possibly stronger than the RBNZ forecasts - will emerge in NZ

Roger J Kerr sees the RBNZ holding the Official Cash Rate at 2.5% this year and says global oil prices will recover eventually, while inflation - possibly stronger than the RBNZ forecasts - will emerge in NZ

Roger J Kerr sees much less chance of market interest rate decreases over coming years and says if borrowers are not already highly fixed, they need to act to get into that position

Roger J Kerr sees much less chance of market interest rate decreases over coming years and says if borrowers are not already highly fixed, they need to act to get into that position

Roger J Kerr says the RBNZ might have been better advised to not cut the OCR and preserve some bullets for when they might be really needed in the New Year

Roger J Kerr says the RBNZ might have been better advised to not cut the OCR and preserve some bullets for when they might be really needed in the New Year

Roger J Kerr sees risks to the Reserve Bank's inflation forecasts

Roger J Kerr sees risks to the Reserve Bank's inflation forecasts

Roger J Kerr says the foreign exchange markets are looking further ahead than the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut

Roger J Kerr says the foreign exchange markets are looking further ahead than the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut

As the RBNZ deliberates over the Official Cash Rate, Roger J Kerr asks: Who actually needs lower interest rates?

As the RBNZ deliberates over the Official Cash Rate, Roger J Kerr asks: Who actually needs lower interest rates?

Roger J Kerr says all the buying interest in the New Zealand dollar may have occurred ahead of this week's interest rate decision from the RBNZ

Roger J Kerr says all the buying interest in the New Zealand dollar may have occurred ahead of this week's interest rate decision from the RBNZ

Roger J Kerr says credit spreads are now a much more material component of the all-up interest rate paid by borrowers

Roger J Kerr says credit spreads are now a much more material component of the all-up interest rate paid by borrowers

Roger J Kerr says December's currency movements will be all about two key central bank interest rate decisions

Roger J Kerr says December's currency movements will be all about two key central bank interest rate decisions

Roger J Kerr says if early next month the NZD/USD exchange rate is around 0.6500 and whole milk powder prices near to US$2,200/MT then the RBNZ will be justified in holding off from any further OCR interest rate reductions

Roger J Kerr says if early next month the NZD/USD exchange rate is around 0.6500 and whole milk powder prices near to US$2,200/MT then the RBNZ will be justified in holding off from any further OCR interest rate reductions

Roger J Kerr says that in most major industries that make up the NZ economy it is a story of expansion, confidence and hiring more staff

Roger J Kerr says that in most major industries that make up the NZ economy it is a story of expansion, confidence and hiring more staff

Roger J Kerr says it was speculative betting that pushed the NZ dollar up against its trans-Tasman counterpart

Roger J Kerr says it was speculative betting that pushed the NZ dollar up against its trans-Tasman counterpart

Roger J Kerr scrutinises what the actual risks are to the economy - and the probability of them occurring

Roger J Kerr scrutinises what the actual risks are to the economy - and the probability of them occurring

Roger J Kerr says the rising US currency on the back of stronger employment figures can be no major surprise

Roger J Kerr says the rising US currency on the back of stronger employment figures can be no major surprise

Roger J Kerr outlines why the RBNZ Governor needs to 'watch and wait' a while longer

Roger J Kerr outlines why the RBNZ Governor needs to 'watch and wait' a while longer

Roger J Kerr says the NZ economy and rugby nation are humming – so why would the currency depreciate?

Roger J Kerr says the NZ economy and rugby nation are humming – so why would the currency depreciate?

Roger J Kerr says a further cut to interest rates in December is not the lay-down misère many economists believe it to be

Roger J Kerr says a further cut to interest rates in December is not the lay-down misère many economists believe it to be

Roger J Kerr says economic risks and fears have dissipated

Roger J Kerr says economic risks and fears have dissipated

Roger J Kerr says higher inflation and a stable NZD/USD rate around 0.6500 to 0.6800 may well result in the Reserve Bank ruling out of further interest rate cuts

Roger J Kerr says higher inflation and a stable NZD/USD rate around 0.6500 to 0.6800 may well result in the Reserve Bank ruling out of further interest rate cuts

Roger J Kerr says 'the charts' provide clear blue sky for the NZ dollar to climb all the way up to 0.7000, but it does feel that the appreciation from 0.6250 to 0.6800 has been too far, too fast

Roger J Kerr says 'the charts' provide clear blue sky for the NZ dollar to climb all the way up to 0.7000, but it does feel that the appreciation from 0.6250 to 0.6800 has been too far, too fast

Roger J Kerr says the US Fed just needs to confirm that weaker September jobs data was a one-off; sees January as start point for rate rises

Roger J Kerr says the US Fed just needs to confirm that weaker September jobs data was a one-off; sees January as start point for rate rises

Roger J Kerr says the the doomsday merchants on the NZ economy have been exposed to be well wide of the mark with their views

Roger J Kerr says the the doomsday merchants on the NZ economy have been exposed to be well wide of the mark with their views