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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

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US securitised mortgages backed by nothing; European markets freezing again; Citigroup's meltdown warning; Dilbert
1st Dec 10, 5:09pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US securitised mortgages backed by nothing; European markets freezing again; Citigroup's meltdown warning; Dilbert
Asking prices drop; glut hits 1 yr supply
Real estate asking prices fall in November as supply of unsold houses rises to 53.2 weeks. What are you seeing?
1st Dec 10, 10:49am
by Bernard Hickey
90
Real estate asking prices fall in November as supply of unsold houses rises to 53.2 weeks. What are you seeing?
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US confidence bounces, but house prices weak; Aussie GDP worries; Euro crisis deepens as contagion spreads
1st Dec 10, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US confidence bounces, but house prices weak; Aussie GDP worries; Euro crisis deepens as contagion spreads
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China slowdown starting; Leeson tells Irish to go rogue; Wikileaks set to blow big US bank's cover; Germany's way-too-smug austerity; Dilbert
30th Nov 10, 1:30pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China slowdown starting; Leeson tells Irish to go rogue; Wikileaks set to blow big US bank's cover; Germany's way-too-smug austerity; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish bailout, German compromise fail to calm euro nerves; NZ$ at 74.5 USc; Henderson bankrupted again; Fiji's Water problem
30th Nov 10, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish bailout, German compromise fail to calm euro nerves; NZ$ at 74.5 USc; Henderson bankrupted again; Fiji's Water problem
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Irish voters want Irish banks to default on their bonds; May Wang's pirate float sets sail; Iceland's advice for Ireland; Dilbert
29th Nov 10, 3:09pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Irish voters want Irish banks to default on their bonds; May Wang's pirate float sets sail; Iceland's advice for Ireland; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Equitable Mortgages into receivership; Pike River mine on fire; Irish bailout fury; Euro contagion risk
29th Nov 10, 8:55am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Equitable Mortgages into receivership; Pike River mine on fire; Irish bailout fury; Euro contagion risk
A tax break the mandarins can agree on
Opinion: The mandarins are lining up behind a tax break for savings in term deposits and bonds. Good idea? Your view?
29th Nov 10, 8:14am
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: The mandarins are lining up behind a tax break for savings in term deposits and bonds. Good idea? Your view?
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: 'We did nothing to stop it'; Hubbard wants to get back in the game; Tales of the rich and greedy; Dilbert
26th Nov 10, 5:56pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: 'We did nothing to stop it'; Hubbard wants to get back in the game; Tales of the rich and greedy; Dilbert
ANZ, National & ASB cut mortgage rates
ANZ cuts 18 mth mortgage rate to 6.55% from 6.65% and 2 yr to 6.65% from 6.69%; National trims rates too
26th Nov 10, 5:21pm
by Bernard Hickey
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ANZ cuts 18 mth mortgage rate to 6.55% from 6.65% and 2 yr to 6.65% from 6.69%; National trims rates too
First jail term for finance company exec
Accountant for National Finance 2000 sentenced to 18 months jail for theft and false accounting
26th Nov 10, 1:20pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Accountant for National Finance 2000 sentenced to 18 months jail for theft and false accounting
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish, Spanish bond yields up again; ECB says can lift bailout fund; Euro break-up 'inconceivable'; NZ$ stable
26th Nov 10, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish, Spanish bond yields up again; ECB says can lift bailout fund; Euro break-up 'inconceivable'; NZ$ stable
NZ$ supported despite Korea, Europe
Opinion: NZ dollar supported above 75.75 USc as Korean conflict concerns and Eurozone nerves bubble along
26th Nov 10, 8:47am
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: NZ dollar supported above 75.75 USc as Korean conflict concerns and Eurozone nerves bubble along
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: German banks "Girls gone wild"; Jim Cramer goes nuts; 'US govt = Enron'; Bankers' arm candy; Dilbert
25th Nov 10, 12:50pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: German banks "Girls gone wild"; Jim Cramer goes nuts; 'US govt = Enron'; Bankers' arm candy; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: More Irish austerity fails to stop rating cut; Spanish bond auction delay; Dow up; Pike River tragedy
25th Nov 10, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: More Irish austerity fails to stop rating cut; Spanish bond auction delay; Dow up; Pike River tragedy
Poll result: Most want NZ$ policy change
Many of interest.co.nz's readers voted to leave the currency policy unchanged, but most wanted change. Your view?
25th Nov 10, 8:03am
by Bernard Hickey
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Many of interest.co.nz's readers voted to leave the currency policy unchanged, but most wanted change. Your view?
'Adjust tax on interest for inflation'
RBNZ and Treasury suggest adjusting tax on interest earnings to account for inflation
24th Nov 10, 3:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
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RBNZ and Treasury suggest adjusting tax on interest earnings to account for inflation
'NZ's foreign debt ringing alarm bells'
Treasury Secretary warns that NZ's rising foreign debt and slow growth ring alarm bells
24th Nov 10, 2:28pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Treasury Secretary warns that NZ's rising foreign debt and slow growth ring alarm bells
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Who will bail out the IMF? Mars?'; New Deutschmark bloc?; Ireland nationalising banks; The mutinous Irish; Dilbert
24th Nov 10, 1:28pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Who will bail out the IMF? Mars?'; New Deutschmark bloc?; Ireland nationalising banks; The mutinous Irish; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: South Korea pledges "enormous retaliation"; Dow slumps; More European turmoil; NZ$ hits 76 USc
24th Nov 10, 8:55am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: South Korea pledges "enormous retaliation"; Dow slumps; More European turmoil; NZ$ hits 76 USc
Tuesday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 at 10: Hong Kong's housing bubble crackdown; Australia's housing bubble nerves; The 'unforeclosure'; 'Let Ireland go bankrupt'; Dilbert
23rd Nov 10, 2:37pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 at 10: Hong Kong's housing bubble crackdown; Australia's housing bubble nerves; The 'unforeclosure'; 'Let Ireland go bankrupt'; Dilbert
S&P puts NZ's rating on negative
Standard and Poor's puts NZ's sovereign credit rating on negative watch on weaker fiscal outlook
22nd Nov 10, 4:45pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Standard and Poor's puts NZ's sovereign credit rating on negative watch on weaker fiscal outlook
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Securency's Nigerian money transfer; 'Prince of Parasite drive'; Chinese diesel shortages; How baby boomers will depress property prices; Dilbert
22nd Nov 10, 11:35am
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Securency's Nigerian money transfer; 'Prince of Parasite drive'; Chinese diesel shortages; How baby boomers will depress property prices; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: China tightens again after Garlic prices double; Ireland capitulates to stop bank collapses; Hanover charges beckon
22nd Nov 10, 8:56am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: China tightens again after Garlic prices double; Ireland capitulates to stop bank collapses; Hanover charges beckon
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Sean FitzPatrick and the Irish banking crisis; India's macro problem in micro-finance; Mark-to-make-believe; Dilbert
19th Nov 10, 9:07pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Sean FitzPatrick and the Irish banking crisis; India's macro problem in micro-finance; Mark-to-make-believe; Dilbert