About
Roger J Kerr is Executive Chairman of Barrington Treasury Services NZ Limited. He has written commentaries on the NZ dollar since 1981.
Roger J Kerr
Latest articles
Opinion: Term borrowers should make hay while the sun shines
22nd Jul 10, 9:52am
Opinion: Term borrowers should make hay while the sun shines
Unexpected double-whammy sends NZD cross-rates lower
6th Jul 10, 8:40am
Unexpected double-whammy sends NZD cross-rates lower
Why the banks are ignoring the RBNZ's MPS ... so far
17th Jun 10, 12:04pm
Why the banks are ignoring the RBNZ's MPS ... so far
Multiple scenarios for future interest rate movements
7th Jun 10, 6:17pm
Multiple scenarios for future interest rate movements
Risk is off the table again and the Kiwi suffers
7th Jun 10, 5:57pm
Risk is off the table again and the Kiwi suffers
Why the Reserve Bank may ignore the earliest signs of inflation
1st Jun 10, 12:42pm
Why the Reserve Bank may ignore the earliest signs of inflation
Why the NZD is more likely to fall than rise in the short term
1st Jun 10, 11:51am
Why the NZD is more likely to fall than rise in the short term
Long-term rates have reached their lowest point and will rise from here
1st Jun 10, 11:19am
Long-term rates have reached their lowest point and will rise from here
Tumbling commodity prices and falling Aussie dollar shatter NZD stability
25th May 10, 1:02pm
Tumbling commodity prices and falling Aussie dollar shatter NZD stability
Conflicting forces will work to keep interest rates at modest levels
25th May 10, 9:08am
Conflicting forces will work to keep interest rates at modest levels
Opinion: Our commodity prices will fall when US interest rates rise
26th Apr 10, 2:45pm
Opinion: Our commodity prices will fall when US interest rates rise
Opinion: Hope not translating as bank credit conditions tighten
26th Apr 10, 12:32pm
Opinion: Hope not translating as bank credit conditions tighten
Opinion: Why good economic news is having no effect on the value of the NZD
20th Apr 10, 8:07am
Opinion: Why good economic news is having no effect on the value of the NZD
Opinion: Slower and longer upwards
20th Apr 10, 7:48am
Opinion: Slower and longer upwards
Opinion: Why the NZD is being ignored
7th Apr 10, 10:30am
Opinion: Why the NZD is being ignored
Opinion: Scene set for a 'new normal' 5% OCR
7th Apr 10, 8:44am
Opinion: Scene set for a 'new normal' 5% OCR
Opinion: Quarterly GDP growth over 0.8% on Thursday may boost Kiwi$
23rd Mar 10, 7:27am
Opinion: Quarterly GDP growth over 0.8% on Thursday may boost Kiwi$
Opinion: Why Q4-09 growth won't surprise on the high side
22nd Mar 10, 5:42pm
Opinion: Why Q4-09 growth won't surprise on the high side
Opinion: China worries may pop latest commodities run-up, drive NZD down
8th Mar 10, 4:00pm
Opinion: China worries may pop latest commodities run-up, drive NZD down
Opinion: Markets better than economists at forecasting rates
8th Mar 10, 2:43pm
Opinion: Markets better than economists at forecasting rates
Opinion: Commodity prices start to re-trace - negative for the NZD
9th Feb 10, 11:30am
Opinion: Commodity prices start to re-trace - negative for the NZD
Opinion: Why bank economists are getting their forecasts so wrong
9th Feb 10, 10:15am
Opinion: Why bank economists are getting their forecasts so wrong
Opinion: Capital outflows and weak AUD to pressure NZD below 70c
3rd Feb 10, 10:11am
Opinion: Capital outflows and weak AUD to pressure NZD below 70c
Opinion: Why markets are shifting towards a June/July OCR hike
3rd Feb 10, 9:52am
Opinion: Why markets are shifting towards a June/July OCR hike
Opinion: Why commodity prices will ease back from here
19th Jan 10, 6:56am
Opinion: Why commodity prices will ease back from here