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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

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Interest rates moving; Fonterra payout cut likely; Record Aussie trade surplus
5th Aug 10, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Interest rates moving; Fonterra payout cut likely; Record Aussie trade surplus
ASB moves rates first
ASB and Sovereign lift floating mortgage rates by 25 bps, but cut 18 mth mortgage rates by 15 bps
4th Aug 10, 6:32pm
by Bernard Hickey
ASB and Sovereign lift floating mortgage rates by 25 bps, but cut 18 mth mortgage rates by 15 bps
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The problem with deflation; Australia's ugly house prices; Taxing capital inflows; Dilbert
4th Aug 10, 12:22pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The problem with deflation; Australia's ugly house prices; Taxing capital inflows; Dilbert
Barfoots' sales fall in July
Barfoot and Thompson reports lower house sales in July, but higher average prices as more expensive houses sell
4th Aug 10, 10:42am
by Bernard Hickey
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Barfoot and Thompson reports lower house sales in July, but higher average prices as more expensive houses sell
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am: Fonterra payout under pressure as powder prices fall; Key firms opposition to foreign land buys
4th Aug 10, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9 am: Fonterra payout under pressure as powder prices fall; Key firms opposition to foreign land buys
Economy set for new hammerblow
Fonterra set to cut payout forecast as drop in milk powder prices extends to 28% since April
4th Aug 10, 7:51am
by Bernard Hickey
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Fonterra set to cut payout forecast as drop in milk powder prices extends to 28% since April
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Wheat prices hit highs; Niall Ferguson's panorama; America's middle class crisis; Why drug dealers love euros; Dilbert
3rd Aug 10, 12:25pm
by Bernard Hickey
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Wheat prices hit highs; Niall Ferguson's panorama; America's middle class crisis; Why drug dealers love euros; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Dow up 2% on US economic hopes; India surging; New Chinese stimulus?
3rd Aug 10, 8:53am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Dow up 2% on US economic hopes; India surging; New Chinese stimulus?
Economy reorienting, Treasury says
Treasury sees GDP growth forecasts on track as faster export growth offsets weaker housing market
2nd Aug 10, 5:22pm
by Bernard Hickey
Treasury sees GDP growth forecasts on track as faster export growth offsets weaker housing market
Commodity prices drop again
Commodity prices down 0.8% in July as dairy, beef and log prices fall and NZ dollar rises
2nd Aug 10, 3:31pm
by Bernard Hickey
Commodity prices down 0.8% in July as dairy, beef and log prices fall and NZ dollar rises
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Minding the gap with Australia; Feltex Five not guilty; Credit Sails debacle; Forsyth Barr's starring role;; Dilbert
2nd Aug 10, 1:40pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Minding the gap with Australia; Feltex Five not guilty; Credit Sails debacle; Forsyth Barr's starring role;; Dilbert
Why Deflation vs Inflation matters
Fixing vs floating depends on whether we get deflation or inflation
2nd Aug 10, 11:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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Fixing vs floating depends on whether we get deflation or inflation
Asking prices fall in buyers market
House sellers keep cutting asking prices in buyers market, realestate.co.nz report shows
2nd Aug 10, 10:11am
by Bernard Hickey
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House sellers keep cutting asking prices in buyers market, realestate.co.nz report shows
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: SFO extends Hubbard inquiry; US GDP weak; Chinese factory growth stalls
2nd Aug 10, 8:48am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: SFO extends Hubbard inquiry; US GDP weak; Chinese factory growth stalls
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Debate rages within Fed over QE II; Bond vigilantes dormant for now; The Big Basel III Backdown; Dilbert
30th Jul 10, 1:21pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Debate rages within Fed over QE II; Bond vigilantes dormant for now; The Big Basel III Backdown; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ and wholesale rates fall after RBNZ's dovish statement; Moody's warning on US AAA
30th Jul 10, 8:57am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ and wholesale rates fall after RBNZ's dovish statement; Moody's warning on US AAA
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Student loan witch hunt begins; 'US worse than Roman empire near the end'; Broken levers; Angry aliens; Dilbert
29th Jul 10, 3:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Student loan witch hunt begins; 'US worse than Roman empire near the end'; Broken levers; Angry aliens; Dilbert
RBNZ hikes, but softens outlook
RBNZ hikes OCR to 3%, but sees more moderate future rises in official rate
29th Jul 10, 9:06am
by Bernard Hickey
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RBNZ hikes OCR to 3%, but sees more moderate future rises in official rate
Dear John: 'Be careful what you wish for'
Why John Key should be careful what he wishes for when questioning foreign ownership of NZ land
29th Jul 10, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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Why John Key should be careful what he wishes for when questioning foreign ownership of NZ land
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Pacific Fibre forging ahead with 2nd cable; Dow down on weak US economy; NZ$ down
29th Jul 10, 8:41am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Pacific Fibre forging ahead with 2nd cable; Dow down on weak US economy; NZ$ down
Business confidence falls again
National Bank Business Outlook shows confidence fell broadly for 3rd month running in July
28th Jul 10, 4:55pm
by Bernard Hickey
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National Bank Business Outlook shows confidence fell broadly for 3rd month running in July
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US worries about Aussie property bubble; Britain's not so funny money; Dilbert
28th Jul 10, 11:22am
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US worries about Aussie property bubble; Britain's not so funny money; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Key opens debate on foreign ownership of land; NZ's not so Super Fund?; BP's monster loss
28th Jul 10, 8:48am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Key opens debate on foreign ownership of land; NZ's not so Super Fund?; BP's monster loss
Let's debate our pension crisis
Opinion: Why NZ still has time to debate its pensions crisis before the debt wave overwhelms us
27th Jul 10, 1:41pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Why NZ still has time to debate its pensions crisis before the debt wave overwhelms us
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The Death of Paper Money; Aussie wage growth surging; NZ housing slump 'not over yet'; Dilbert
27th Jul 10, 12:59pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The Death of Paper Money; Aussie wage growth surging; NZ housing slump 'not over yet'; Dilbert