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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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16 years 10 months

Latest articles

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ above 75 USc as currency wars rage again overnight; Gold hits record US$1,351/oz on fresh QE II talk
by Bernard Hickey
22
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ above 75 USc as currency wars rage again overnight; Gold hits record US$1,351/oz on fresh QE II talk
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: America's housing market 'robo-meltdown'; Allan Hubbards 'stellar' (and expensive) team; Currency wars raging; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
28
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: America's housing market 'robo-meltdown'; Allan Hubbards 'stellar' (and expensive) team; Currency wars raging; Dilbert
Save up the roundings, ASB suggests
ASB introduces new way to increase savings by putting aside the amounts left over when 'rounding up' EFTPOS purchases
by Bernard Hickey
6
ASB introduces new way to increase savings by putting aside the amounts left over when 'rounding up' EFTPOS purchases
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Currency wars rage overnight; QE II set to sail; Dow up 200 points; NZ$ nears 75 USc; BoJ to print; Brazil doubles bond tax
by Bernard Hickey
17
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Currency wars rage overnight; QE II set to sail; Dow up 200 points; NZ$ nears 75 USc; BoJ to print; Brazil doubles bond tax
5 ways to control the NZ$ and debt
Opinion: Here's 5 ways NZ can control its currency and capital flows to boost productive activity and exports while reducing debt
by Bernard Hickey
105
Opinion: Here's 5 ways NZ can control its currency and capital flows to boost productive activity and exports while reducing debt
RBA holds rate in Ocker Shocker
Reserve Bank of Australia holds cash rate at 4.5%, surprising markets who had expected a hike; A$ and NZ$ tumble
by Bernard Hickey
11
Reserve Bank of Australia holds cash rate at 4.5%, surprising markets who had expected a hike; A$ and NZ$ tumble
Poll result: 87% didn't spend pre-GST
Poll result: 87% say they didn't and wouldn't spend on a big ticket item before the GST increase
by Bernard Hickey
4
Poll result: 87% say they didn't and wouldn't spend on a big ticket item before the GST increase
Barfoots says sales still down 25%
Barfoot and Thompson reports sales still only 'ticking over', down 25% in Sept from a year ago; but prices up 1.7% from a year ago
by Bernard Hickey
75
Barfoot and Thompson reports sales still only 'ticking over', down 25% in Sept from a year ago; but prices up 1.7% from a year ago
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Bankers perform lobotomy on global economy'; How the rich are winning; 'Fed will not survive'; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
43
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Bankers perform lobotomy on global economy'; How the rich are winning; 'Fed will not survive'; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: RBA set to hike as mining booms; Fonterra plans mega-farm in India; New UK bank bailout?
by Bernard Hickey
9
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: RBA set to hike as mining booms; Fonterra plans mega-farm in India; New UK bank bailout?
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's self-destructive tendencies; Ending the extending and pretending; RBA's over-zealous money printing; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
21
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's self-destructive tendencies; Ending the extending and pretending; RBA's over-zealous money printing; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ hits 2010 high vs US$ as currency wars rage; Big Sky Dairy sold to Harvard as US dollars look for solid assets somewhere else
by Bernard Hickey
43
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ hits 2010 high vs US$ as currency wars rage; Big Sky Dairy sold to Harvard as US dollars look for solid assets somewhere else
'Are we ready for the currency wars?'
Opinion: Why NZ can't step aside and wait to be slaughtered in the currency wars to come
by Bernard Hickey
69
Opinion: Why NZ can't step aside and wait to be slaughtered in the currency wars to come
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: 'Like WWIII on global currency markets'; America's march to protectionism; Worgl money; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
29
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: 'Like WWIII on global currency markets'; America's march to protectionism; Worgl money; Dilbert
'Listings subdued in buyers market'
Realestate.co.nz report shows subdued listings and asking prices early in Spring; inventory up in buyers market
by Bernard Hickey
55
Realestate.co.nz report shows subdued listings and asking prices early in Spring; inventory up in buyers market
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Biggest tax reforms in over 20 years; Fresh Irish bank bailout; Spain's rating cut
by Bernard Hickey
31
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Biggest tax reforms in over 20 years; Fresh Irish bank bailout; Spain's rating cut
Business confidence weakens in Sept
National Bank survey finds business confidence weakened in September; worries about self-fulfilling negativism
by Bernard Hickey
12
National Bank survey finds business confidence weakened in September; worries about self-fulfilling negativism
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussies face housing stress test; Gareth Morgan slams RBNZ, Basel III; Waging currency wars; Even fur seals migrating to Oz; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
20
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussies face housing stress test; Gareth Morgan slams RBNZ, Basel III; Waging currency wars; Even fur seals migrating to Oz; Dilbert
Bollard wary of competitive devaluations
Double Shot Interview: Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard talks about his book 'Crisis'
by Bernard Hickey
83
Double Shot Interview: Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard talks about his book 'Crisis'
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits 10 year low vs Aussie as our economies diverge; Australia = Loonie; Sovereign debt worries gnaw away
by Bernard Hickey
33
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits 10 year low vs Aussie as our economies diverge; Australia = Loonie; Sovereign debt worries gnaw away
SCF investors must wait til mid-Oct
SCF investors must wait until mid-October to get their govt guaranteed money back, Trustee says
by Bernard Hickey
14
SCF investors must wait until mid-October to get their govt guaranteed money back, Trustee says
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The individual vs the corporate; Australia's hunger for (our) skills; Allan Hubbard's workaholism; Oral stimulation or inflation; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
33
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The individual vs the corporate; Australia's hunger for (our) skills; Allan Hubbard's workaholism; Oral stimulation or inflation; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits fresh record on competitive devaluation fears; US$ weak after Chinese warning; Irish woes worsen
by Bernard Hickey
41
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits fresh record on competitive devaluation fears; US$ weak after Chinese warning; Irish woes worsen
'The case for capital controls'
Opinion: Why we must abandon the economic orthodoxy and embrace capital, trade and exchange rate controls
by Bernard Hickey
226
Opinion: Why we must abandon the economic orthodoxy and embrace capital, trade and exchange rate controls
Poll result: 41% see OCR flat at 3%
Poll result: 41% see OCR flat at 3% by end of 2012 while only 17% see OCR at 6.5% by 2012
by Bernard Hickey
5
Poll result: 41% see OCR flat at 3% by end of 2012 while only 17% see OCR at 6.5% by 2012