Trade

Roger J Kerr says the conventional wisdom that elevated political risk is negative for a particular currency has been challenged by recent events

Roger J Kerr says the conventional wisdom that elevated political risk is negative for a particular currency has been challenged by recent events

Angus Dowell says the economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland aren't just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different political commitments that turned those countries into rare winners in the global race to the bottom to attract foreign capital

Angus Dowell says the economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland aren't just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different political commitments that turned those countries into rare winners in the global race to the bottom to attract foreign capital

Roger J Kerr says the sharp drop in US employment takes precedence for the Fed and that is why there could be three or four interest rates cuts before the end of the year

Roger J Kerr says the sharp drop in US employment takes precedence for the Fed and that is why there could be three or four interest rates cuts before the end of the year

Roger J Kerr says the current Government has - thankfully - put out the welcome mat for offshore capital to invest here

Roger J Kerr says the current Government has - thankfully - put out the welcome mat for offshore capital to invest here

Roger J Kerr says the RBNZ's actions last week suggest it is again looking backwards at weaker than forecast economic results rather than determining policy based on forecasts of future economic conditions

Roger J Kerr says the RBNZ's actions last week suggest it is again looking backwards at weaker than forecast economic results rather than determining policy based on forecasts of future economic conditions

New Zealand beef exporters cope with first impact of US tariff rise

New Zealand beef exporters cope with first impact of US tariff rise

Brian Easton asks: What can Econ101 tell us about Trump’s tariffs?

Brian Easton asks: What can Econ101 tell us about Trump’s tariffs?

Roger J Kerr says the Fed will need to shift promptly from the current 'moderately restrictive' monetary policy to somewhere nearer a 'neutral' setting

Roger J Kerr says the Fed will need to shift promptly from the current 'moderately restrictive' monetary policy to somewhere nearer a 'neutral' setting

Kiwibank economists say all of the key data released ahead of the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate review next week have been supportive of another cut

Kiwibank economists say all of the key data released ahead of the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate review next week have been supportive of another cut

Roger J Kerr says the probability of a jumbo 0.50% US interest rate cut in September will increase if upcoming economic data prints on the softer side - which he expects it to do

Roger J Kerr says the probability of a jumbo 0.50% US interest rate cut in September will increase if upcoming economic data prints on the softer side - which he expects it to do

'There is an element of being punished because NZ has great scenery and because Americans want to eat far more hamburgers than the Duttons on Yellowstone ranch can produce beef for'

'There is an element of being punished because NZ has great scenery and because Americans want to eat far more hamburgers than the Duttons on Yellowstone ranch can produce beef for'

Roger J Kerr says the US Fed and the markets have been fed fake news and misinformation on the state of the US economy as measured by employment trends

Roger J Kerr says the US Fed and the markets have been fed fake news and misinformation on the state of the US economy as measured by employment trends

Tariffs facing New Zealand exporters could be lifted to 15% as Donald Trump's window for trade negotiations comes to close

Tariffs facing New Zealand exporters could be lifted to 15% as Donald Trump's window for trade negotiations comes to close

Roger J Kerr says a global trade scenario is emerging that could be of real benefit to New Zealand as an export-reliant economy

Roger J Kerr says a global trade scenario is emerging that could be of real benefit to New Zealand as an export-reliant economy

The global trade war may pose less of a threat to the New Zealand economy than businesses and households expect

The global trade war may pose less of a threat to the New Zealand economy than businesses and households expect