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

Live blog from RBNZ Governor

Live blog from RBNZ Governor Alan Bollard before parliamentary committee (Updated)

10th Dec 09, 1:21pm

by Bernard Hickey

Live blog from RBNZ Governor Alan Bollard before parliamentary committee (Updated)

RBNZ's Bollard says house price

RBNZ's Bollard says house price inflation unlikely to create debt-fuelled consumption boom this time

10th Dec 09, 10:12am

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ's Bollard says house price inflation unlikely to create debt-fuelled consumption boom this time

RBNZ sees annual house price

RBNZ sees annual house price inflation hitting 12%, before easing back to 2%

10th Dec 09, 9:09am

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ sees annual house price inflation hitting 12%, before easing back to 2%

RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%,

RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%, but Bollard inserts wiggle room for 2010 rate hike

10th Dec 09, 9:05am

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%, but Bollard inserts wiggle room for 2010 rate hike

Top 10 at 10: Fed

Top 10 at 10: Fed tests stimulus withdrawal; Call for new global currency; UK bank bonus tax; Dilbert

10th Dec 09, 7:22am

by Bernard Hickey

Top 10 at 10: Fed tests stimulus withdrawal; Call for new global currency; UK bank bonus tax; Dilbert

How not to defend an

How not to defend an big increase in mortgage rates: talk about banana smoothies

9th Dec 09, 3:55pm

by Bernard Hickey

How not to defend an big increase in mortgage rates: talk about banana smoothies

Top 10 at 10: Dubai

Top 10 at 10: Dubai the terrible; John Key's a Fleetwood Mac fan; Gold bug madness; Dilbert

9th Dec 09, 11:23am

by Bernard Hickey

Top 10 at 10: Dubai the terrible; John Key's a Fleetwood Mac fan; Gold bug madness; Dilbert

Rabo cuts term deposit rates;

Rabo cuts term deposit rates; BNZ hikes four month deposit rate

9th Dec 09, 9:49am

by Bernard Hickey

Rabo cuts term deposit rates; BNZ hikes four month deposit rate

90 seconds at 9am: UK,

90 seconds at 9am: UK, US downgrade threat; Greece downgraded; Japan's new stimulus

9th Dec 09, 8:57am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9am: UK, US downgrade threat; Greece downgraded; Japan's new stimulus

Rabobank's AAA credit rating outlook

Rabobank's AAA credit rating outlook downgraded to negative from stable

9th Dec 09, 8:38am

by Bernard Hickey

Rabobank's AAA credit rating outlook downgraded to negative from stable

Economic weather report: Migration and

Economic weather report: Migration and the income gap with Australia (Update 1)

8th Dec 09, 4:42pm

by Bernard Hickey

Economic weather report: Migration and the income gap with Australia (Update 1)

Manufacturing sales, volumes dragged down

Manufacturing sales, volumes dragged down by dairy, meat in September (Update 1)

8th Dec 09, 11:47am

by Bernard Hickey

Manufacturing sales, volumes dragged down by dairy, meat in September (Update 1)

Building work volume falls again

Building work volume falls again in September with consents yet to flow through (Update 1)

8th Dec 09, 11:13am

by Bernard Hickey

Building work volume falls again in September with consents yet to flow through (Update 1)

Top 10 at 10: Key

Top 10 at 10: Key eyes tax reform (really); 2010 year of sovereign debt crises; Hormonally adjusted traders; Dilbert

8th Dec 09, 10:40am

by Bernard Hickey

Top 10 at 10: Key eyes tax reform (really); 2010 year of sovereign debt crises; Hormonally adjusted traders; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke

90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke downbeat; 2nd US stimulus?; Hotchin told to rot

8th Dec 09, 9:06am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke downbeat; 2nd US stimulus?; Hotchin told to rot

Opinion: Will the next Trans-Tasman

Opinion: Will the next Trans-Tasman exodus be term deposit savings?

8th Dec 09, 7:48am

by Bernard Hickey

Opinion: Will the next Trans-Tasman exodus be term deposit savings?

Wholesale trade falls for 5th

Wholesale trade falls for 5th quarter running to levels seen 3 years ago

7th Dec 09, 11:04am

by Bernard Hickey

Wholesale trade falls for 5th quarter running to levels seen 3 years ago

Top 10 at 10: Hubbard's

Top 10 at 10: Hubbard's Helicopters need capital; Pet liquidators; Follow the Doug Somers Edgar; UK budget disaster; Dilberts

7th Dec 09, 10:16am

by Bernard Hickey

Top 10 at 10: Hubbard's Helicopters need capital; Pet liquidators; Follow the Doug Somers Edgar; UK budget disaster; Dilberts

Have your say: Kiwibank awarded

Have your say: Kiwibank awarded best NZ bank by The Banker. Is it the best?

7th Dec 09, 8:48am

by Bernard Hickey

Have your say: Kiwibank awarded best NZ bank by The Banker. Is it the best?

90 seconds at 9am: Where's

90 seconds at 9am: Where's the spring house sales surge?; US jobs better; OCR on hold

7th Dec 09, 8:42am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9am: Where's the spring house sales surge?; US jobs better; OCR on hold

House values still rising, but

House values still rising, but spring sales bounce fails to materialise, QV says

7th Dec 09, 12:01am

by Bernard Hickey

House values still rising, but spring sales bounce fails to materialise, QV says

Double shot: Bernard Hickey talks

Double shot: Bernard Hickey talks to Allied Farmers MD Rob Alloway

4th Dec 09, 6:36pm

by Bernard Hickey

Double shot: Bernard Hickey talks to Allied Farmers MD Rob Alloway

Interview: Bruce McKay of Viaduct

Interview: Bruce McKay of Viaduct Capital talks to Bernard Hickey

4th Dec 09, 5:38pm

by Bernard Hickey

Interview: Bruce McKay of Viaduct Capital talks to Bernard Hickey

Opinion: The curse of politically

Opinion: The curse of politically engineered research

4th Dec 09, 5:15pm

by Bernard Hickey

Opinion: The curse of politically engineered research

Perpetual tells Hanover, United investors

Perpetual tells Hanover, United investors that it's uncertain about many things

4th Dec 09, 5:00pm

by Bernard Hickey

Perpetual tells Hanover, United investors that it's uncertain about many things