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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

Top 10 at 10: Are
Top 10 at 10: Are pensioners bankrupting the western world? (including NZ); Volcker rule fading; Dilbert
4th Feb 10, 10:50am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Are pensioners bankrupting the western world? (including NZ); Volcker rule fading; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: NZ
90 seconds at 9am: NZ bank profits slump; Toyota crisis deepens; Dow falls
4th Feb 10, 8:55am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: NZ bank profits slump; Toyota crisis deepens; Dow falls
Westpac increases one year mortgage
Westpac increases one year mortgage rate to 6.29% (Update 1)
3rd Feb 10, 6:20pm
by Bernard Hickey
Westpac increases one year mortgage rate to 6.29% (Update 1)
Economic weather report: Global debt
Economic weather report: Global debt de-leveraging cannot be avoided
3rd Feb 10, 3:20pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Global debt de-leveraging cannot be avoided
South Canterbury foreshadows half year
South Canterbury foreshadows half year loss and plans new fundraising (Update 1)
3rd Feb 10, 3:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
South Canterbury foreshadows half year loss and plans new fundraising (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: Obama's
Top 10 at 10: Obama's debt lie; China cracks down on 3rd mortgages; Macquarie banker embarassed; Dilbert
3rd Feb 10, 11:29am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Obama's debt lie; China cracks down on 3rd mortgages; Macquarie banker embarassed; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: Tax
90 seconds at 9am: Tax reform D-Day; RBA holds rates; A$ drops; NZ$ rises
3rd Feb 10, 9:29am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Tax reform D-Day; RBA holds rates; A$ drops; NZ$ rises
Opinion: National's focus on housing
Opinion: National's focus on housing affordability in RMA reforms is welcome
3rd Feb 10, 8:44am
by Bernard Hickey
Opinion: National's focus on housing affordability in RMA reforms is welcome
Key's speech in Parliament next
Key's speech in Parliament next Tuesday is D-Day for tax reform
3rd Feb 10, 7:46am
by Bernard Hickey
Key's speech in Parliament next Tuesday is D-Day for tax reform
Milk powder price down 1.6%
Milk powder price down 1.6% in Fonterra's February auction; down 8.5% from December
3rd Feb 10, 7:30am
by Bernard Hickey
Milk powder price down 1.6% in Fonterra's February auction; down 8.5% from December
ASA rejects complaint over ASB's
ASA rejects complaint over ASB's 'KIWI BANK' ad campaign, but not unanimously
2nd Feb 10, 9:00pm
by Bernard Hickey
ASA rejects complaint over ASB's 'KIWI BANK' ad campaign, but not unanimously
RBA surprises with no-change
RBA surprises with no-change
2nd Feb 10, 4:37pm
by Bernard Hickey
RBA surprises with no-change
Housing report: Why the housing
Housing report: Why the housing outlook for 2010 is cloudy and dark
2nd Feb 10, 4:25pm
by Bernard Hickey
Housing report: Why the housing outlook for 2010 is cloudy and dark
Curate's Eggs Benedict; Newsday's paywall
Curate's Eggs Benedict; Newsday's paywall debacle; NBR's paywall progress; Google Adsense secrets coming?; The meaning of the iPad; Dilbert
2nd Feb 10, 2:39pm
by Bernard Hickey
Curate's Eggs Benedict; Newsday's paywall debacle; NBR's paywall progress; Google Adsense secrets coming?; The meaning of the iPad; Dilbert
Wage growth lowest in 8
Wage growth lowest in 8 years; likely to reinforce RBNZ's 'low til middle of 2010' view on OCR (Update 1)
2nd Feb 10, 12:51pm
by Bernard Hickey
Wage growth lowest in 8 years; likely to reinforce RBNZ's 'low til middle of 2010' view on OCR (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: Carry
Top 10 at 10: Carry trade crackdown; US debt tipping point; Westpac CEO's new mansion; Dilbert
2nd Feb 10, 12:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Carry trade crackdown; US debt tipping point; Westpac CEO's new mansion; Dilbert
Have your say: Gareth Morgan
Have your say: Gareth Morgan says Tax Working Group delivered 'half-cocked grab bag of fine tunings'
2nd Feb 10, 9:55am
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Gareth Morgan says Tax Working Group delivered 'half-cocked grab bag of fine tunings'
RBNZ wants new liquidity regime
RBNZ wants new liquidity regime for non-bank deposit takers (Update 2)
2nd Feb 10, 9:24am
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ wants new liquidity regime for non-bank deposit takers (Update 2)
90 seconds at 9am: US
90 seconds at 9am: US GDP rebounds; Record US budget deficit; RBA rate hike due
2nd Feb 10, 9:02am
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: US GDP rebounds; Record US budget deficit; RBA rate hike due
Property listings drop in January
Property listings drop in January for first time in 4 years; asking prices drop too
1st Feb 10, 9:31am
by Bernard Hickey
Property listings drop in January for first time in 4 years; asking prices drop too
Mortgagee sales near record high
Mortgagee sales near record high at 5% of total sales as indebted owner occupiers start defaulting too
31st Jan 10, 12:41pm
by Bernard Hickey
Mortgagee sales near record high at 5% of total sales as indebted owner occupiers start defaulting too
RBNZ's Bollard defends inflation targeting;
RBNZ's Bollard defends inflation targeting; rejects ANZAC dollar; welcomes property tax reforms (Update 4)
29th Jan 10, 1:02pm
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ's Bollard defends inflation targeting; rejects ANZAC dollar; welcomes property tax reforms (Update 4)
NZ posts NZ$2 mln trade
NZ posts NZ$2 mln trade surplus in December as imports fall faster than exports
29th Jan 10, 11:55am
by Bernard Hickey
NZ posts NZ$2 mln trade surplus in December as imports fall faster than exports
Budget deficit better than forecast
Budget deficit better than forecast due to extra GST day
29th Jan 10, 11:25am
by Bernard Hickey
Budget deficit better than forecast due to extra GST day
Housing consents fall in December
Housing consents fall in December for first time since June
29th Jan 10, 10:58am
by Bernard Hickey
Housing consents fall in December for first time since June