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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 11 months

Latest articles

Harcourts sees early November pickup
Harcourts sees evidence of property market pickup in early November after very slow September and October
19th Nov 10, 3:57pm
by Bernard Hickey
33
Harcourts sees evidence of property market pickup in early November after very slow September and October
Bollard sees 'very slow' rebalancing
RBNZ's Bollard sees GFC aftershocks; warns of 'very slow' rebalancing in NZ; but sees positive medium outlook on Asian protein demand
19th Nov 10, 10:00am
by Bernard Hickey
58
RBNZ's Bollard sees GFC aftershocks; warns of 'very slow' rebalancing in NZ; but sees positive medium outlook on Asian protein demand
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Ireland caves in and agrees to bailout; Wall St celebrates; NZ$ rises; Huljich accused; Hotchin returns
19th Nov 10, 8:24am
by Bernard Hickey
8
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Ireland caves in and agrees to bailout; Wall St celebrates; NZ$ rises; Huljich accused; Hotchin returns
Some banks cut 2 year mortgage rates
Kiwibank cuts 2 year mortgage rate to take it below major competitors in effort to spice up demand in quiet market
18th Nov 10, 5:30pm
by Bernard Hickey
50
Kiwibank cuts 2 year mortgage rate to take it below major competitors in effort to spice up demand in quiet market
Consumer confidence up marginally
ANZ survey shows consumer confidence rose marginally in November; consumers still very cautious on spending
18th Nov 10, 4:48pm
by Bernard Hickey
1
ANZ survey shows consumer confidence rose marginally in November; consumers still very cautious on spending
A perfect minus 10 for housing market
Mike Pero Infometrics leading indicator for housing market at 'perfect' minus 10 for second month running
18th Nov 10, 4:05pm
by Bernard Hickey
6
Mike Pero Infometrics leading indicator for housing market at 'perfect' minus 10 for second month running
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese food prices explode in November; An age of deleveraging; An Inland Empire nightmare; How Allan Hubbard killed Team Omega; Dilbert
18th Nov 10, 11:02am
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese food prices explode in November; An age of deleveraging; An Inland Empire nightmare; How Allan Hubbard killed Team Omega; Dilbert
Roost Home Loan Affordability for October
Home loan affordability improves sharply in October to mid 2004 levels after income tax cuts kick in
18th Nov 10, 12:10am
by Bernard Hickey
43
Home loan affordability improves sharply in October to mid 2004 levels after income tax cuts kick in
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: What Peak Oil and Peak Credit mean for the world; New complaint on Hubbard's Helicopters deal; China's property exodus; Dilbert
17th Nov 10, 11:58pm
by Bernard Hickey
13
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: What Peak Oil and Peak Credit mean for the world; New complaint on Hubbard's Helicopters deal; China's property exodus; Dilbert
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's property crackdown; Roubini on why QE II won't help the US much; The Eurozone meltdown report; Hubbard's strange Helicopters deal; Dilbert
16th Nov 10, 1:48pm
by Bernard Hickey
36
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's property crackdown; Roubini on why QE II won't help the US much; The Eurozone meltdown report; Hubbard's strange Helicopters deal; Dilbert
Farm sales at record low in October
Farm sales hit a record low 46 in October; only 4 dairy farms sold and no sales at all in Southland
16th Nov 10, 9:35am
by Bernard Hickey
63
Farm sales hit a record low 46 in October; only 4 dairy farms sold and no sales at all in Southland
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish bailout impasse; Fear of Euro contagion; NZ$ up after better retail sales; Serepisos' tax woes
16th Nov 10, 8:57am
by Bernard Hickey
22
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish bailout impasse; Fear of Euro contagion; NZ$ up after better retail sales; Serepisos' tax woes
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Weldon goes ballistic at FMA bill; Gaynor tees off at the Aussie banks; Saudis eye Peak Oil; US$10.2 trln is the magic number; Dilbert
15th Nov 10, 2:37pm
by Bernard Hickey
52
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Weldon goes ballistic at FMA bill; Gaynor tees off at the Aussie banks; Saudis eye Peak Oil; US$10.2 trln is the magic number; Dilbert
Why John Key's grand plan is shredded
Opinion: How the Fed and deleveraging are shredding John Key's grand plan to turn around the economy
15th Nov 10, 10:21am
by Bernard Hickey
78
Opinion: How the Fed and deleveraging are shredding John Key's grand plan to turn around the economy
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish debt crisis deepens; G20 fails to end Currency Wars; Ex Hanover Chair Muir faces Pumpkin Patch block
15th Nov 10, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
8
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Irish debt crisis deepens; G20 fails to end Currency Wars; Ex Hanover Chair Muir faces Pumpkin Patch block
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: G20 failing; Euro tanking; Roubini backs the Fed's QE II; SFO's Feeley attacked; Bees swarm; Dilbert
12th Nov 10, 6:40pm
by Bernard Hickey
61
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: G20 failing; Euro tanking; Roubini backs the Fed's QE II; SFO's Feeley attacked; Bees swarm; Dilbert
Trustees brag that KiwiSaver helps them
Trustees that 'safe guarded' finance companies welcome rise of KiwiSaver funds as source of revenue growth
12th Nov 10, 1:08pm
by Bernard Hickey
8
Trustees that 'safe guarded' finance companies welcome rise of KiwiSaver funds as source of revenue growth
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Chinese inflation running hot as US cash floods in; Irish woes worsen; US and China at loggerheads at G20
12th Nov 10, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
12
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Chinese inflation running hot as US cash floods in; Irish woes worsen; US and China at loggerheads at G20
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A Golden Glob for 2 Golden Yobs; China's inflation problem; Manawatu's Copper thieves; Dilbert
11th Nov 10, 8:03pm
by Bernard Hickey
8
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A Golden Glob for 2 Golden Yobs; China's inflation problem; Manawatu's Copper thieves; Dilbert
Record low house sales in October
REINZ reports record low house sales in October on 'slow start to Spring'; Median price flat, but stratified index down 6.5% from peak
11th Nov 10, 10:22am
by Bernard Hickey
149
REINZ reports record low house sales in October on 'slow start to Spring'; Median price flat, but stratified index down 6.5% from peak
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: China tightens again as Currency Wars rage and trade surplus balloons; Mexico to cut; Dagong cuts America
11th Nov 10, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
20
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: China tightens again as Currency Wars rage and trade surplus balloons; Mexico to cut; Dagong cuts America
BNZ cuts 1yr , 2 yr mortgage rates
BNZ trims 1 year and 2 year mortgage rates in first moves lower in more than 2 months
11th Nov 10, 8:23am
by Bernard Hickey
9
BNZ trims 1 year and 2 year mortgage rates in first moves lower in more than 2 months
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The Aussie banks' foreign exposure; The Gold standard debate; Fed 'clueless and hopeless'; Dilbert
11th Nov 10, 12:39am
by Bernard Hickey
12
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The Aussie banks' foreign exposure; The Gold standard debate; Fed 'clueless and hopeless'; Dilbert
'Why commissions should be banned'
Opinion: Why Simon Power should go the whole hog and ban financial advisors from taking commissions
10th Nov 10, 7:03pm
by Bernard Hickey
6
Opinion: Why Simon Power should go the whole hog and ban financial advisors from taking commissions
Ndovu wawili wakisongana, ziumiazo ni nyika
Opinion: NZ risks being stomped on as the elephants, China and America, stumble around in global currency markets
10th Nov 10, 6:43pm
by Bernard Hickey
112
Opinion: NZ risks being stomped on as the elephants, China and America, stumble around in global currency markets