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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.
Roger J Kerr
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Cashed-up banks unlikely to follow OCR up when RBNZ eventually moves
Opinion: Upcoming G20 and FOMC meetings will influence NZD direction
Opinion: Upcoming G20 and FOMC meetings will influence NZD direction
Opinion: Improvement in domestic economic data to turn moneymarket pricing
Opinion: AUD and EUR gains against the USD are overdone
Opinion: AUD and EUR gains against the USD are overdone
Exports drive the economy, not house prices
Opinion: Why the real driver for the Kiwi$ is the Aussie$, not the talk of currency wars
Opinion: How low rates overseas and corporate debt raisings offshore will force the RBNZ to hike the OCR here
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Opinion: How low rates overseas and corporate debt raisings offshore will force the RBNZ to hike the OCR here
USD weakness off-sets local negative factors for the Kiwi dollar
USD weakness off-sets local negative factors for the Kiwi dollar
Repair spanner required on RBNZ econometric model
Opinion: Japanese Yen movements should drive the Kiwi lower
Opinion: Removal of emergency monetary stimulus delayed, but not forgotten
Link to strong Aussie dollar overpowers any local concerns for the Kiwi dollar
Reserve Bank may hold OCR this week but must still remove emergency stimulus
Time for the RBNZ to display courage of their convictions
Earthquake disaster will add to upward pressure to market interest rates
Look back and learn: why the NZ dollar will stay in a tight range
The RBNZ needs to lift the OCR to make it relevant again
Kiwi dollar backs off as global markets reverse
Kiwi dollar backs off as global markets reverse
Opinion: High commodity prices and economic recovery will keep the RBNZ hiking the OCR
Every picture tells a currency story - why the kiwi is overcooked
Every picture tells a currency story - why the kiwi is overcooked
Misconceptions on what drives the NZ economy
Misconceptions on what drives the NZ economy
Dovish RBNZ cannot overcome commodity and share prices driving the NZD higher
Dovish RBNZ cannot overcome commodity and share prices driving the NZD higher
It's neither an L- or W-, its a square root recovery
It's neither an L- or W-, its a square root recovery
Opinion: Only lower milk powder prices and an OCR pause can drive the Kiwi lower
Opinion: Why moving the OCR to 5% won't hurt our economic recovery
Opinion: Why moving the OCR to 5% won't hurt our economic recovery