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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

Top 10 at 10: Real
Top 10 at 10: Real estate agencies' big profits; NZ not in Ring of Fire; Bernanke safe; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Real estate agencies' big profits; NZ not in Ring of Fire; Bernanke safe; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: De-facto
90 seconds at 9am: De-facto tightening; Bollard speech due; Toyota recall extended; Greek fears roil markets
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: De-facto tightening; Bollard speech due; Toyota recall extended; Greek fears roil markets
Geneva Finance in technical breach
Geneva Finance in technical breach of BOS banking covenant; seeks new long term funding deal
by Bernard Hickey
Geneva Finance in technical breach of BOS banking covenant; seeks new long term funding deal
Have your say: Taskforces eye
Have your say: Taskforces eye RMA reform on urban limits to cut section prices
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Taskforces eye RMA reform on urban limits to cut section prices
Bank lending slumps NZ$1.97 billion
Bank lending slumps NZ$1.97 billion in December; business lending slashed
by Bernard Hickey
Bank lending slumps NZ$1.97 billion in December; business lending slashed
SBS to move to bigger,
SBS to move to bigger, more central branch in Hamilton
by Bernard Hickey
SBS to move to bigger, more central branch in Hamilton
Top 10 at 10: De-leveraging
Top 10 at 10: De-leveraging is inescapable; Spanish threat to euro; Banker with cohones; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: De-leveraging is inescapable; Spanish threat to euro; Banker with cohones; Dilbert
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and pledges again to hold it there until middle of 2010 (Update 5)
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and pledges again to hold it there until middle of 2010 (Update 5)
90 seconds at 9am: Tobin
90 seconds at 9am: Tobin Tax call; Greek debt woes; Massive Toyota recall
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Tobin Tax call; Greek debt woes; Massive Toyota recall
Investor confidence jumps to 12
Investor confidence jumps to 12 year high in ASB survey; property most popular
by Bernard Hickey
Investor confidence jumps to 12 year high in ASB survey; property most popular
Have your say: Should we
Have your say: Should we tax financial transactions or currency trades?
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should we tax financial transactions or currency trades?
Top 10 at 10: MPs
Top 10 at 10: MPs self-interested on property taxes; 2010 year of fiscal fallout; Japan downgrade looms; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: MPs self-interested on property taxes; 2010 year of fiscal fallout; Japan downgrade looms; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: US
90 seconds at 9am: US spending freeze (sort of); Chinese lending freeze (definitely); AIAL share issue
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: US spending freeze (sort of); Chinese lending freeze (definitely); AIAL share issue
Treasury, MED call for bids
Treasury, MED call for bids to outsource govt IT, HR, finance and admin work
by Bernard Hickey
Treasury, MED call for bids to outsource govt IT, HR, finance and admin work
Economic Weather Report: CBD office
Economic Weather Report: CBD office rents to fall 15-20%
by Bernard Hickey
Economic Weather Report: CBD office rents to fall 15-20%
RBNZ's Bollard to speak on
RBNZ's Bollard to speak on monetary policy on Friday
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ's Bollard to speak on monetary policy on Friday
ANZ cuts Standard variable mortgage
ANZ cuts Standard variable mortgage rate from 6.45% to 5.69%
by Bernard Hickey
ANZ cuts Standard variable mortgage rate from 6.45% to 5.69%
Curate's Eggs Benedict: Newspaper paywalls
Curate's Eggs Benedict: Newspaper paywalls pointless; Twitter on Google (yay!); Online subscriber success stories
by Bernard Hickey
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Curate's Eggs Benedict: Newspaper paywalls pointless; Twitter on Google (yay!); Online subscriber success stories
Top 10 at 10: Cactus
Top 10 at 10: Cactus Kate on tax reform; Bernanke safe?; Daily Show; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Cactus Kate on tax reform; Bernanke safe?; Daily Show; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: SFO
90 seconds at 9am: SFO serious this time; 'Bridgecorp move soon'; US home sales slump
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: SFO serious this time; 'Bridgecorp move soon'; US home sales slump
Less than a third of
Less than a third of farmers opt to buy Fonterra's 'dry' shares (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Less than a third of farmers opt to buy Fonterra's 'dry' shares (Update 1)
Services sector expansion at 3
Services sector expansion at 3 year high in December; led by hotels, cafes and restaurants
by Bernard Hickey
Services sector expansion at 3 year high in December; led by hotels, cafes and restaurants
Economic weather report: Online job
Economic weather report: Online job ads show recovery has started
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Online job ads show recovery has started
Top 10 at 10: Paritai
Top 10 at 10: Paritai Dr farmers; Japan's debt bomb; Obama's lipstick on Wall St pigs; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Paritai Dr farmers; Japan's debt bomb; Obama's lipstick on Wall St pigs; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke fear hits market; Affordability worsens; OCR on hold
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke fear hits market; Affordability worsens; OCR on hold