Bernard Hickey | interest.co.nz

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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Opinion: NZ risks being stomped on as the elephants, China and America, stumble around in global currency markets