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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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Morally hazardous times
Bernard Hickey surveys a financial landscape full of morally hazardous trades based on 0% interest rates forever and finds inflation is the key
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey surveys a financial landscape full of morally hazardous trades based on 0% interest rates forever and finds inflation is the key
Bernard's Top 10
Bernard's Top 10: QE 4?; China's new US$101 bln lending spree; Peak globalisation?; Is Mr Market right about China; Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard's Top 10: QE 4?; China's new US$101 bln lending spree; Peak globalisation?; Is Mr Market right about China; Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
English says hard landing in China could trigger fiscal loosening
English says Government has room to loosen fiscal policy if hard landing in China increases risk of recession; also says RBNZ has much more room to cut given OCR is at 3%
by Bernard Hickey
26
English says Government has room to loosen fiscal policy if hard landing in China increases risk of recession; also says RBNZ has much more room to cut given OCR is at 3%
Govt downplays global stock rout; doesn't see recession
John Key and Bill English don't see global stock rout or slowing Chinese economy leading to NZ recession; English says deficit next year possible; warns KiwiRail regularly costing NZ$200 mln/yr
by Bernard Hickey
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John Key and Bill English don't see global stock rout or slowing Chinese economy leading to NZ recession; English says deficit next year possible; warns KiwiRail regularly costing NZ$200 mln/yr
Interest.co.nz article focus of High Court appeal
Company linked to Luigi Wewege appeals FMA decision to remove it from Financial Services Provider register; says use of Interest article showed FMA 'bias' and deprived firm of 'natural justice'
by Bernard Hickey
1
Company linked to Luigi Wewege appeals FMA decision to remove it from Financial Services Provider register; says use of Interest article showed FMA 'bias' and deprived firm of 'natural justice'
Key says Auckland house buyers "may be in for nasty surprise"
PM says house buyers expecting unending capital gains in Auckland may get a surprise, just as stock investors have; says RBNZ should have said interest rates won't be low forever
by Bernard Hickey
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PM says house buyers expecting unending capital gains in Auckland may get a surprise, just as stock investors have; says RBNZ should have said interest rates won't be low forever
Aucklanders' two-faced debt dilemma
Bernard Hickey asks why Aucklanders are so reluctant to let their Council borrow to invest when they themselves are borrowing and betting on Auckland's growth
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey asks why Aucklanders are so reluctant to let their Council borrow to invest when they themselves are borrowing and betting on Auckland's growth
Bernard's Top 10
Bernard's Top 10: Jeremy Corbyn's idea of a 'People's Quantitative Easing'; Could TPP cut dairy access?; John Oliver on our flag debate
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard's Top 10: Jeremy Corbyn's idea of a 'People's Quantitative Easing'; Could TPP cut dairy access?; John Oliver on our flag debate
Key concerned about 'debt noose' around Landcorp's neck
Govt in talks with Landcorp about dairy conversion plans and its debt levels; English and McClay suggest Landcorp may need to sell dairy farms
by Bernard Hickey
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Govt in talks with Landcorp about dairy conversion plans and its debt levels; English and McClay suggest Landcorp may need to sell dairy farms
Key eyes GST for online services
PM sees Govt moving to charging GST on services delivered online from overseas firms such as Apple and Netflix
by Bernard Hickey
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PM sees Govt moving to charging GST on services delivered online from overseas firms such as Apple and Netflix
Our new China Syndrome
China may have fired the first shots in a currency war that unbalances the automatic stabilisers that were just starting to power New Zealand's export rebound
by Bernard Hickey
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China may have fired the first shots in a currency war that unbalances the automatic stabilisers that were just starting to power New Zealand's export rebound
How to think about fixing or floating as the OCR falls
Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix or float and how long to fix when the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates and targeting Auckland property investors
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix or float and how long to fix when the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates and targeting Auckland property investors
English unworried by talk of currency wars and China fears
Finance Minister not worried by China's devaluation of yuan and talk of currency wars; also confident of good Chinese consumer demand; takes swipe at economists seeking to 'out-gloom' each other
by Bernard Hickey
12
Finance Minister not worried by China's devaluation of yuan and talk of currency wars; also confident of good Chinese consumer demand; takes swipe at economists seeking to 'out-gloom' each other
Bernard's Top 10 at 10
Bernard's Top 10: Just wait until the Chinese start printing too; How moral hazard has globalised too; The Mike Hosking effect; A beggar-thy-neighbour race to the bottom
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard's Top 10: Just wait until the Chinese start printing too; How moral hazard has globalised too; The Mike Hosking effect; A beggar-thy-neighbour race to the bottom
English rejects calls for Govt stimulus
Finance Minister rejects calls for fiscal stimulus in the face of latest dairy slump; says GDP growth softening to 2.0-2.5%, but says automatic stabilisers of lower OCR and NZ$ is best response for now
by Bernard Hickey
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Finance Minister rejects calls for fiscal stimulus in the face of latest dairy slump; says GDP growth softening to 2.0-2.5%, but says automatic stabilisers of lower OCR and NZ$ is best response for now
Fonterra eyes big GDT changes
CEO Theo Spierings says 'drastic changes' to Globaldairytrade may be required after price slump to below "sustainable levels
by Bernard Hickey
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CEO Theo Spierings says 'drastic changes' to Globaldairytrade may be required after price slump to below "sustainable levels
The global savings glut
Bernard Hickey looks at how a global savings glut and investment drought linked to ageing populations, inequality and fear about the GFC is affecting New Zealand
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey looks at how a global savings glut and investment drought linked to ageing populations, inequality and fear about the GFC is affecting New Zealand
Non-Aucklanders would love Chinese buyers - Key
PM John Key says non-Aucklanders tell him they would love more Chinese buyers; says Aucklanders like it when house prices are rising, but would prefer slower rises
by Bernard Hickey
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PM John Key says non-Aucklanders tell him they would love more Chinese buyers; says Aucklanders like it when house prices are rising, but would prefer slower rises
Labour's Shearer targets record bank profits
Labour's David Shearer targets high bank profits; says they need to 'back off' dairy farmers in debt trouble; criticises high credit card margins; says banks "making a mint out of New Zealanders"
by Bernard Hickey
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Labour's David Shearer targets high bank profits; says they need to 'back off' dairy farmers in debt trouble; criticises high credit card margins; says banks "making a mint out of New Zealanders"
Bernard's Top 10
Bernard's Top 10:The winners and the losers in the 'Gig' economy; Will the NZ$ hit 50 USc?; The link between US rates and mortgages rates
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard's Top 10:The winners and the losers in the 'Gig' economy; Will the NZ$ hit 50 USc?; The link between US rates and mortgages rates
NZ jobs growth weaker than expected
Statistics NZ reports unemployment rate rose to 5.9% in June qtr from 5.8%; jobs growth of 0.3% weaker than 0.5% expected
by Bernard Hickey
13
Statistics NZ reports unemployment rate rose to 5.9% in June qtr from 5.8%; jobs growth of 0.3% weaker than 0.5% expected
BERL says OCR should fall to 1.5%
BERL Chief Economist Ganesh Nana says RBNZ should allow OCR to fall towards 1.5% given weakness of inflationary pressures and demand in economy; sees NZ$ falling to high US50c mark
by Bernard Hickey
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BERL Chief Economist Ganesh Nana says RBNZ should allow OCR to fall towards 1.5% given weakness of inflationary pressures and demand in economy; sees NZ$ falling to high US50c mark
Solid Energy in 'precarious position' - Key
PM says decision on Solid Energy's future due from next week; banks in control
by Bernard Hickey
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PM says decision on Solid Energy's future due from next week; banks in control
The problem with migration
Bernard Hickey says rather than just debating foreign buying of houses we should be having a tougher debate about migration
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey says rather than just debating foreign buying of houses we should be having a tougher debate about migration
Bernard's Top 10
Bernard's Top 10: A star system for landlords and tenants; NZ's crazy-high migration; Moral hazard and the death of trust; Why some don't care about the price of assets
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard's Top 10: A star system for landlords and tenants; NZ's crazy-high migration; Moral hazard and the death of trust; Why some don't care about the price of assets