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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

Stingy consumers holding NZ back
Treasury sees cautious consumers holding economy back
8th Jun 10, 2:40pm
by Bernard Hickey
Treasury sees cautious consumers holding economy back
Top 10 at 10 for Tuesday
Top 10 at 10: Hedge funds pick Aussie property crash; China's property market frozen; Euro govts cutting deep; Dilbert
8th Jun 10, 12:22pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Hedge funds pick Aussie property crash; China's property market frozen; Euro govts cutting deep; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9am: Dow down 4% since Friday; NZ$ hits 65.8 USc; G20 scrap bank tax
8th Jun 10, 8:39am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9am: Dow down 4% since Friday; NZ$ hits 65.8 USc; G20 scrap bank tax
The future of payment systems
Snapper CEO Miki Szikszai talks about Snapper in NZ and the future of payment systems
6th Jun 10, 10:30pm
by Bernard Hickey
Snapper CEO Miki Szikszai talks about Snapper in NZ and the future of payment systems
Behind contracts for difference
CMC Markets talks about trading in volatile markets with CFDs
6th Jun 10, 10:08pm
by Bernard Hickey
CMC Markets talks about trading in volatile markets with CFDs
Selling Sherlocks to Russians
NZ Mint selling gold to country with 2nd largest gold reserve
6th Jun 10, 9:56pm
by Bernard Hickey
NZ Mint selling gold to country with 2nd largest gold reserve
Allied Nationwide rating cut
Standard and Poor's cuts Allied Nationwide to B with a negative outlook
4th Jun 10, 7:02pm
by Bernard Hickey
Standard and Poor's cuts Allied Nationwide to B with a negative outlook
The question: To Fix or to Float
Bernard Hickey looks at the options for mortgage borrowers on fixing vs floating
4th Jun 10, 6:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey looks at the options for mortgage borrowers on fixing vs floating
Torchlight lends extra to SCF
PGC's Torchlight lends extra to South Canterbury instead of investing in Hubbard's Southbury
4th Jun 10, 3:27pm
by Bernard Hickey
PGC's Torchlight lends extra to South Canterbury instead of investing in Hubbard's Southbury
Top 10 at 10 for Friday
Top 10 at 10: Hoenig my Hero; Chinese wage rises; Greek cry from the heart; Negative gearing; Dilbert
4th Jun 10, 1:33pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Hoenig my Hero; Chinese wage rises; Greek cry from the heart; Negative gearing; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am for Friday
90 seconds at 9am: NAB talked merger with ANZ in early 2008; Pacific Blue reviews NZ routes
4th Jun 10, 8:43am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: NAB talked merger with ANZ in early 2008; Pacific Blue reviews NZ routes
Hold until September?
Exporters call on Reserve Bank to delay OCR hike until Sept 16
3rd Jun 10, 3:46pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Exporters call on Reserve Bank to delay OCR hike until Sept 16
'Housing stable post budget'
Barfoot and Thompson says May housing figures show market stable after Budget
3rd Jun 10, 12:18pm
by Bernard Hickey
Barfoot and Thompson says May housing figures show market stable after Budget
Top 10 at 10 for Thursday
Top 10 at 10: 'Take vote off pensioners over 75'; Should the US print or default?; Send in the nukes?; Dilbert
3rd Jun 10, 10:56am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: 'Take vote off pensioners over 75'; Should the US print or default?; Send in the nukes?; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am for Thursday
90 seconds at 9am: Yen falls vs NZ$ after Japanese PM resigns; Dow up 2% on US rebound
3rd Jun 10, 8:49am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9am: Yen falls vs NZ$ after Japanese PM resigns; Dow up 2% on US rebound
TSB lifts mortgage rates
TSB lifts 1 and 2 year mortgage rates ahead of RBNZ's OCR decision
2nd Jun 10, 5:55pm
by Bernard Hickey
TSB lifts 1 and 2 year mortgage rates ahead of RBNZ's OCR decision
Commodity prices hit record highs
Commodity price indices hit record highs in May as dairy, kiwifruit, log prices surge
2nd Jun 10, 5:00pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Commodity price indices hit record highs in May as dairy, kiwifruit, log prices surge
Govt sets new targets for SOEs
Have your say: Should government judge State Owned Enterprises by financial measures
2nd Jun 10, 4:11pm
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should government judge State Owned Enterprises by financial measures
Invest in SOE debt, say Greens
Greens argue SOEs better off funding growth through debt issues than share floats
2nd Jun 10, 2:58pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Greens argue SOEs better off funding growth through debt issues than share floats
Top 10 at 10 for Wednesday
Top 10 at 10: Germans grumpy at French; IMF sees more house price falls; New Euro bank losses; Dilbert
2nd Jun 10, 12:15pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Germans grumpy at French; IMF sees more house price falls; New Euro bank losses; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am for Wednesday
90 seconds at 9am: Bank of Canada hikes rates; Euro drops again; Dow down
2nd Jun 10, 9:04am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Bank of Canada hikes rates; Euro drops again; Dow down
Milk powder auction price dips
Prices fall 3.5% in Fonterra's June powder auction
2nd Jun 10, 8:41am
by Bernard Hickey
Prices fall 3.5% in Fonterra's June powder auction
New Amex-Air NZ credit card
American Express and Air New Zealand launch new platinum credit card
1st Jun 10, 4:33pm
by Bernard Hickey
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American Express and Air New Zealand launch new platinum credit card
Top 10 at 10
Top 10 at 10: Gareth Morgan attacks the corporate rate cut; 'Peak gold was in 2001'; European deflation; Dilbert
1st Jun 10, 12:54pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Gareth Morgan attacks the corporate rate cut; 'Peak gold was in 2001'; European deflation; Dilbert
House asking prices fall in May
Asking prices on realestate.co.nz drop 3.6% in May from April
1st Jun 10, 9:31am
by Bernard Hickey
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Asking prices on realestate.co.nz drop 3.6% in May from April