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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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Latest articles

Charts: How the world (and
Charts: How the world (and NZ) got into this mess and how we (might) get out (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Charts: How the world (and NZ) got into this mess and how we (might) get out (Update 1)
NZ labour productivity woeful in
NZ labour productivity woeful in last year despite recession
by Bernard Hickey
NZ labour productivity woeful in last year despite recession
Top 10 at 10: China
Top 10 at 10: China peg tensions rise; Steve Keen's mountain walk; Drugged monkey on loose; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: China peg tensions rise; Steve Keen's mountain walk; Drugged monkey on loose; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: America
90 seconds at 9am: America warned on AAA rating; China vs US trade tensions grow
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: America warned on AAA rating; China vs US trade tensions grow
Brother in law's guide: Seriously
Brother in law's guide: Seriously consider floating in the years ahead
by Bernard Hickey
Brother in law's guide: Seriously consider floating in the years ahead
Median farm prices collapse 40%
Median farm prices collapse 40% in two years; dairy farm sales crash 78%
by Bernard Hickey
Median farm prices collapse 40% in two years; dairy farm sales crash 78%
Services sector still expanding, but
Services sector still expanding, but retail weak as consumers save (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Services sector still expanding, but retail weak as consumers save (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: Italy
Top 10 at 10: Italy warns Britain on debt; Lehman's Repo 105 scandal; Dilberts
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Italy warns Britain on debt; Lehman's Repo 105 scandal; Dilberts
Have your say: Is New
Have your say: Is New Zealand set for an economic war of the generations?
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Is New Zealand set for an economic war of the generations?
90 seconds at 9am: Jackal
90 seconds at 9am: Jackal celebrates Strategic receivership; Bryers secret trust revealed; US trade deal
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Jackal celebrates Strategic receivership; Bryers secret trust revealed; US trade deal
Have your say: Should New
Have your say: Should New Zealand join Australia's federation of states?
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should New Zealand join Australia's federation of states?
Strategic Finance put into receivership
Strategic Finance put into receivership owing NZ$417 mln (Update 3)
by Bernard Hickey
Strategic Finance put into receivership owing NZ$417 mln (Update 3)
Top 10 at 10 to
Top 10 at 10 to 2: Queenstown empire implodes; US housing ATM; Fiscal fallout; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10 to 2: Queenstown empire implodes; US housing ATM; Fiscal fallout; Dilbert
Core retail sales rose 0.3%
Core retail sales rose 0.3% in February, weaker than expected (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Core retail sales rose 0.3% in February, weaker than expected (Update 1)
90 seconds at 9am: High
90 seconds at 9am: High bank funding costs; Marac guarantee extended
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: High bank funding costs; Marac guarantee extended
Marac approved for extended guarantee
Marac approved for extended guarantee (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Marac approved for extended guarantee (Update 1)
Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and
Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury plan to build new Pacific Fibre cable linking NZ, Australia and US (Update 2)
by Bernard Hickey
Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury plan to build new Pacific Fibre cable linking NZ, Australia and US (Update 2)
Top 10 at 10 to
Top 10 at 10 to 12: Gold link to house prices?; Detroit an investor paradise; The anti-Fink; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10 to 12: Gold link to house prices?; Detroit an investor paradise; The anti-Fink; Dilbert
Food prices fall in February
Food prices fall in February
by Bernard Hickey
Food prices fall in February
Rural roundup: Technical conundrums; Late
Rural roundup: Technical conundrums; Late flurry; Living on the edge
by Bernard Hickey
Rural roundup: Technical conundrums; Late flurry; Living on the edge
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and repeats “middle of 2010” outlook for first hike
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and repeats “middle of 2010” outlook for first hike
Kiwibank to raise up to
Kiwibank to raise up to NZ$150 mln in tier 1 preference share capital issue
by Bernard Hickey
Kiwibank to raise up to NZ$150 mln in tier 1 preference share capital issue
Unexpected strength in terms of
Unexpected strength in terms of trade
by Bernard Hickey
Unexpected strength in terms of trade
Top 10 at 10: More
Top 10 at 10: More US bank problems; Fart power; China no gold bug; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: More US bank problems; Fart power; China no gold bug; Dilbert
Government to end wholesale bank
Government to end wholesale bank guarantee from April 30
by Bernard Hickey
Government to end wholesale bank guarantee from April 30