Bernard Hickey | interest.co.nz

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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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits US$1,500/oz on inflation fears, US rating warning; Qantas hikes fuel surcharge; Fonterra auction flat

20th Apr 11, 9:02am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits US$1,500/oz on inflation fears, US rating warning; Qantas hikes fuel surcharge; Fonterra auction flat

Prices flat in Fonterra auction

Prices flat in fortnightly globalDairyTrade auction of milk powder; price index up 0.1% but down 10.3% from March 1 peak

20th Apr 11, 8:01am

by Bernard Hickey

Prices flat in fortnightly globalDairyTrade auction of milk powder; price index up 0.1% but down 10.3% from March 1 peak

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: ABACUS blows up in Goldman's face; What China's slowdown really means; The Libor caper; Gold's political edge; Dilbert

19th Apr 11, 4:26pm

by Bernard Hickey

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: ABACUS blows up in Goldman's face; What China's slowdown really means; The Libor caper; Gold's political edge; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Standard and Poor's warns may downgrade America's AAA rating; Euro slumps on Greek fears as Finnish revolt; NZ$ down

19th Apr 11, 8:51am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Standard and Poor's warns may downgrade America's AAA rating; Euro slumps on Greek fears as Finnish revolt; NZ$ down

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Roubini warns China will hit brick wall in 2013; The next big US bailout; Europe's Too Big To Fail banks; Royal Wedding video (sorry); Dilberts

18th Apr 11, 1:58pm

by Bernard Hickey

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Roubini warns China will hit brick wall in 2013; The next big US bailout; Europe's Too Big To Fail banks; Royal Wedding video (sorry); Dilberts

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Council insurer wants govt bailout; NZ inflation to near 5%; Student loan crackdown; Chinese tightening

18th Apr 11, 8:57am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Council insurer wants govt bailout; NZ inflation to near 5%; Student loan crackdown; Chinese tightening

Why NZ has the 'Dutch Disease'

Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the New Zealand dollar is rising as we catch our own version of the 'Dutch Disease' Your view?

17th Apr 11, 9:34am

by Bernard Hickey

Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the New Zealand dollar is rising as we catch our own version of the 'Dutch Disease' Your view?

Monthly Gold and Silver roundup

Double Shot Interview: Mike O'Kane from NZ Mint in our monthly precious metals roundup; Gold's perfect storm of inflation fears, flight to safety; Silver's big move

15th Apr 11, 6:48pm

by Bernard Hickey

Double Shot Interview: Mike O'Kane from NZ Mint in our monthly precious metals roundup; Gold's perfect storm of inflation fears, flight to safety; Silver's big move

Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint

Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: The Fed's Voodoo economics; Dutch (anti-bank bonus) people power; Tax cut myths busted; Congress slams 'abusive' Goldman; Dilbert

15th Apr 11, 9:41am

by Bernard Hickey

Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: The Fed's Voodoo economics; Dutch (anti-bank bonus) people power; Tax cut myths busted; Congress slams 'abusive' Goldman; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek haircut fears return; Greek 2 yr bonds at 18.4%; NZ$ near 3 year high at 79.5 USc; Mortgage approvals at 18 mth highs

15th Apr 11, 8:20am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek haircut fears return; Greek 2 yr bonds at 18.4%; NZ$ near 3 year high at 79.5 USc; Mortgage approvals at 18 mth highs

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ 3rd best in OECD (at unpaid work); Stephen Roach on Zombies, steroids and balance sheet repairs; The Robin Hood tax; Dilbert

14th Apr 11, 7:34pm

by Bernard Hickey

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ 3rd best in OECD (at unpaid work); Stephen Roach on Zombies, steroids and balance sheet repairs; The Robin Hood tax; Dilbert

Kiwibank cuts mortgage rate to 5.4%

Kiwibank cuts 6 month mortgage rate to record low 5.40% from 5.75% until end of April; floating mortgage unchanged at 5.65%

14th Apr 11, 11:29am

by Bernard Hickey

Kiwibank cuts 6 month mortgage rate to record low 5.40% from 5.75% until end of April; floating mortgage unchanged at 5.65%

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Obama pledges to cut US budget deficit by US$4 trln by 2022; Why it matters for NZ; Rental supply outstrips demand

14th Apr 11, 9:00am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Obama pledges to cut US budget deficit by US$4 trln by 2022; Why it matters for NZ; Rental supply outstrips demand

'Rental supply outstripping demand'

Trade Me listings show rental supply outstripping demand in most cities except Auckland. Your experience?

14th Apr 11, 8:04am

by Bernard Hickey

Trade Me listings show rental supply outstripping demand in most cities except Auckland. Your experience?

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Mark Hotchin's "looney tunes investment"; 'Euro headed for the rocks'; 'Why free trade doesn't work'; How the Fed lent US$220 mln to the 'wives of Wall St'; Dilbert

13th Apr 11, 1:46pm

by Bernard Hickey

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Mark Hotchin's "looney tunes investment"; 'Euro headed for the rocks'; 'Why free trade doesn't work'; How the Fed lent US$220 mln to the 'wives of Wall St'; Dilbert

REINZ saw strong March sales

REINZ reports sales volumes up 5.4% seasonally adjusted in March; Auckland sales up sharply; rest of NZ more subdued; Your experience?

13th Apr 11, 10:27am

by Bernard Hickey

REINZ reports sales volumes up 5.4% seasonally adjusted in March; Auckland sales up sharply; rest of NZ more subdued; Your experience?

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Commodity prices slide on Goldman warning and global growth fears; Oil, gold, wheat fall; NZ$ up then down; AMI exodus?

13th Apr 11, 8:56am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Commodity prices slide on Goldman warning and global growth fears; Oil, gold, wheat fall; NZ$ up then down; AMI exodus?

IMF cuts NZ GDP growth to 0.9%

IMF downgrades NZ GDP growth outlook to 0.9% in 2011 before rebound to 4.1%; Sees inflation up to 4.1%; Unemployment up to 6.7%

12th Apr 11, 4:10pm

by Bernard Hickey

IMF downgrades NZ GDP growth outlook to 0.9% in 2011 before rebound to 4.1%; Sees inflation up to 4.1%; Unemployment up to 6.7%

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese inflation 'somewhat out of control'; China's Lewis Turning Point; PIMCO shorts US Treasuries; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert

12th Apr 11, 1:24pm

by Bernard Hickey

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese inflation 'somewhat out of control'; China's Lewis Turning Point; PIMCO shorts US Treasuries; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert

English flags NZ$8.5 bln quake hit

English sees NZ$8.5 bln of govt spending on Christchurch rebuild and sees revenue losses of less than NZ$3 bln

12th Apr 11, 1:04pm

by Bernard Hickey

English sees NZ$8.5 bln of govt spending on Christchurch rebuild and sees revenue losses of less than NZ$3 bln

QV says house price hope short lived

QV says house prices down 2.0% from a year ago; 5.9% down from late 07 peak; Recovery shortlived with prices sliding in March. What are you seeing?

12th Apr 11, 12:18pm

by Bernard Hickey

QV says house prices down 2.0% from a year ago; 5.9% down from late 07 peak; Recovery shortlived with prices sliding in March. What are you seeing?

Govt lifts debt plan NZ$3 bln in 5 wks

NZ government lifts borrowing plan for 2010/11 by a further NZ$1.5 bln to NZ$16.5 bln; up NZ$3 bln in 5 weeks. Your view?

12th Apr 11, 10:14am

by Bernard Hickey

NZ government lifts borrowing plan for 2010/11 by a further NZ$1.5 bln to NZ$16.5 bln; up NZ$3 bln in 5 weeks. Your view?

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: IMF cuts growth forecasts for US, Japan; Oil price falls; Toyota suspends US production; Commerce Commision in the news

12th Apr 11, 8:59am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: IMF cuts growth forecasts for US, Japan; Oil price falls; Toyota suspends US production; Commerce Commision in the news

Bollard green lights rise in currency

RBNZ's Bollard says higher terms of trade being reflected in higher currency; RBNZ focus on inflation, not on terms of trade

12th Apr 11, 8:49am

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ's Bollard says higher terms of trade being reflected in higher currency; RBNZ focus on inflation, not on terms of trade

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stiglitz calls for new reserve currency; NZ Family Trusts should be banned; Gaynor hammers a profligate govt; Fed rebels gather; Dilberts

11th Apr 11, 10:59am

by Bernard Hickey

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stiglitz calls for new reserve currency; NZ Family Trusts should be banned; Gaynor hammers a profligate govt; Fed rebels gather; Dilberts