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Bernard Hickey

About

Bernard is back as a senior contributor on interest.co.nz. Until September 30, 2012 he was the managing editor here. He had previously worked for 18 years for Reuters, the FT Group and Fairfax as a financial journalist and editor. He is now the publisher of The Kaka.

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15 years 7 months

Latest articles

Charts: How the world (and
Charts: How the world (and NZ) got into this mess and how we (might) get out (Update 1)
17th Mar 10, 7:32am
by Bernard Hickey
Charts: How the world (and NZ) got into this mess and how we (might) get out (Update 1)
NZ labour productivity woeful in
NZ labour productivity woeful in last year despite recession
16th Mar 10, 12:51pm
by Bernard Hickey
NZ labour productivity woeful in last year despite recession
Top 10 at 10: China
Top 10 at 10: China peg tensions rise; Steve Keen's mountain walk; Drugged monkey on loose; Dilbert
16th Mar 10, 12:19pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: China peg tensions rise; Steve Keen's mountain walk; Drugged monkey on loose; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: America
90 seconds at 9am: America warned on AAA rating; China vs US trade tensions grow
16th Mar 10, 8:36am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: America warned on AAA rating; China vs US trade tensions grow
Brother in law's guide: Seriously
Brother in law's guide: Seriously consider floating in the years ahead
15th Mar 10, 7:23pm
by Bernard Hickey
Brother in law's guide: Seriously consider floating in the years ahead
Median farm prices collapse 40%
Median farm prices collapse 40% in two years; dairy farm sales crash 78%
15th Mar 10, 1:28pm
by Bernard Hickey
Median farm prices collapse 40% in two years; dairy farm sales crash 78%
Services sector still expanding, but
Services sector still expanding, but retail weak as consumers save (Update 1)
15th Mar 10, 11:17am
by Bernard Hickey
Services sector still expanding, but retail weak as consumers save (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: Italy
Top 10 at 10: Italy warns Britain on debt; Lehman's Repo 105 scandal; Dilberts
15th Mar 10, 10:15am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Italy warns Britain on debt; Lehman's Repo 105 scandal; Dilberts
Have your say: Is New
Have your say: Is New Zealand set for an economic war of the generations?
15th Mar 10, 8:53am
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Is New Zealand set for an economic war of the generations?
90 seconds at 9am: Jackal
90 seconds at 9am: Jackal celebrates Strategic receivership; Bryers secret trust revealed; US trade deal
15th Mar 10, 8:44am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Jackal celebrates Strategic receivership; Bryers secret trust revealed; US trade deal
Have your say: Should New
Have your say: Should New Zealand join Australia's federation of states?
14th Mar 10, 4:42pm
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should New Zealand join Australia's federation of states?
Strategic Finance put into receivership
Strategic Finance put into receivership owing NZ$417 mln (Update 3)
12th Mar 10, 4:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
Strategic Finance put into receivership owing NZ$417 mln (Update 3)
Top 10 at 10 to
Top 10 at 10 to 2: Queenstown empire implodes; US housing ATM; Fiscal fallout; Dilbert
12th Mar 10, 1:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10 to 2: Queenstown empire implodes; US housing ATM; Fiscal fallout; Dilbert
Core retail sales rose 0.3%
Core retail sales rose 0.3% in February, weaker than expected (Update 1)
12th Mar 10, 11:21am
by Bernard Hickey
Core retail sales rose 0.3% in February, weaker than expected (Update 1)
90 seconds at 9am: High
90 seconds at 9am: High bank funding costs; Marac guarantee extended
12th Mar 10, 9:07am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: High bank funding costs; Marac guarantee extended
Marac approved for extended guarantee
Marac approved for extended guarantee (Update 1)
11th Mar 10, 5:45pm
by Bernard Hickey
Marac approved for extended guarantee (Update 1)
Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and
Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury plan to build new Pacific Fibre cable linking NZ, Australia and US (Update 2)
11th Mar 10, 1:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury plan to build new Pacific Fibre cable linking NZ, Australia and US (Update 2)
Top 10 at 10 to
Top 10 at 10 to 12: Gold link to house prices?; Detroit an investor paradise; The anti-Fink; Dilbert
11th Mar 10, 11:50am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10 to 12: Gold link to house prices?; Detroit an investor paradise; The anti-Fink; Dilbert
Food prices fall in February
Food prices fall in February
11th Mar 10, 11:12am
by Bernard Hickey
Food prices fall in February
Rural roundup: Technical conundrums; Late
Rural roundup: Technical conundrums; Late flurry; Living on the edge
11th Mar 10, 10:17am
by Bernard Hickey
Rural roundup: Technical conundrums; Late flurry; Living on the edge
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and repeats “middle of 2010” outlook for first hike
11th Mar 10, 9:06am
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and repeats “middle of 2010” outlook for first hike
Kiwibank to raise up to
Kiwibank to raise up to NZ$150 mln in tier 1 preference share capital issue
10th Mar 10, 3:32pm
by Bernard Hickey
Kiwibank to raise up to NZ$150 mln in tier 1 preference share capital issue
Unexpected strength in terms of
Unexpected strength in terms of trade
10th Mar 10, 11:50am
by Bernard Hickey
Unexpected strength in terms of trade
Top 10 at 10: More
Top 10 at 10: More US bank problems; Fart power; China no gold bug; Dilbert
10th Mar 10, 10:18am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: More US bank problems; Fart power; China no gold bug; Dilbert
Government to end wholesale bank
Government to end wholesale bank guarantee from April 30
10th Mar 10, 9:26am
by Bernard Hickey
Government to end wholesale bank guarantee from April 30