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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

Coal is here
Top 10 at 10: 'Your coal's here'; Chinese table salt; Worse than Enron?; Bernanke lashed; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: 'Your coal's here'; Chinese table salt; Worse than Enron?; Bernanke lashed; Dilbert
Lombard investors get 6.5% repayment
Lombard investors get 6.5% repayment after IRD waives preferential claim
by Bernard Hickey
Lombard investors get 6.5% repayment after IRD waives preferential claim
NZ budget deficit 59% worse
NZ budget deficit 59% worse than forecast after 4 months; RBNZ losses flagged (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
NZ budget deficit 59% worse than forecast after 4 months; RBNZ losses flagged (Update 1)
Have your say: Hotchin/Watson's FAI
Have your say: Hotchin/Watson's FAI Finance eyes property lending, capitalising loans, 5% equity
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Hotchin/Watson's FAI Finance eyes property lending, capitalising loans, 5% equity
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke grilled; ECB exit strategy; Bank of America's big share sale
by Bernard Hickey
90 seconds at 9am: Bernanke grilled; ECB exit strategy; Bank of America's big share sale
Have your say: Should the
Have your say: Should the govt back 10 year first home mortgages at 5-6%?
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should the govt back 10 year first home mortgages at 5-6%?
Economic weather report: Export prices
Economic weather report: Export prices get helping hand from weaker NZ$
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Export prices get helping hand from weaker NZ$
Export commodity prices jump 11.7%
Export commodity prices jump 11.7% on weaker NZ$ (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Export commodity prices jump 11.7% on weaker NZ$ (Update 1)
Barfoot's average price hits 23
Barfoot's average price hits 23 month high as house sales fall slightly in November (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Barfoot's average price hits 23 month high as house sales fall slightly in November (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: UK
Top 10 at 10: UK housing bubble tax?; Inside the squid; 'Save Fifi the Pomeranian'; Covenant 'lite' loans; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: UK housing bubble tax?; Inside the squid; 'Save Fifi the Pomeranian'; Covenant 'lite' loans; Dilbert
90 at 9: US$700 bln
90 at 9: US$700 bln bailout program to end soon; Gold nears US$1,220/ounce
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: US$700 bln bailout program to end soon; Gold nears US$1,220/ounce
Opinion: What the Tax Working
Opinion: What the Tax Working Group is most likely to recommend and what the government may actually do in 2010
by Bernard Hickey
Opinion: What the Tax Working Group is most likely to recommend and what the government may actually do in 2010
Special report: NZ road toll
Special report: NZ road toll hits low of 18 in November
by Bernard Hickey
Special report: NZ road toll hits low of 18 in November
Motu's Arthur Grimes and Deloitte's
Motu's Arthur Grimes and Deloitte's Mike Shaw detail pros and cons of land tax
by Bernard Hickey
Motu's Arthur Grimes and Deloitte's Mike Shaw detail pros and cons of land tax
Finance companies raise term deposit
Finance companies raise term deposit rates as competition for funds returns
by Bernard Hickey
Finance companies raise term deposit rates as competition for funds returns
PSIS, Southern Cross raise fixed
PSIS, Southern Cross raise fixed mortgage rates
by Bernard Hickey
PSIS, Southern Cross raise fixed mortgage rates
Top 10 at 10: Exodus
Top 10 at 10: Exodus revealed; Russian debt fears; Dubai chicken games; US default predicted; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Exodus revealed; Russian debt fears; Dubai chicken games; US default predicted; Dilbert
Reserve Bank and NZX in
Reserve Bank and NZX in talks on potential joint venture
by Bernard Hickey
Reserve Bank and NZX in talks on potential joint venture
90 at 9: BoJ emergency
90 at 9: BoJ emergency meeting; Chinese, US manufacturing expand
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: BoJ emergency meeting; Chinese, US manufacturing expand
Whole milk powder price up
Whole milk powder price up 3.6% in Fonterra internet auction (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
Whole milk powder price up 3.6% in Fonterra internet auction (Update 1)
RBA hikes Official Cash Rate
RBA hikes Official Cash Rate 25 bps to 3.75% (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
RBA hikes Official Cash Rate 25 bps to 3.75% (Update 1)
Gareth Morgan proposes Comprehensive Capital
Gareth Morgan proposes Comprehensive Capital Tax, 25% flat tax, replacement of all benefits (Update 3)
by Bernard Hickey
Gareth Morgan proposes Comprehensive Capital Tax, 25% flat tax, replacement of all benefits (Update 3)
Top 10 at 10: Japan
Top 10 at 10: Japan to fire up printing presses; 'Banking time bomb'; Default for Greece?; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Japan to fire up printing presses; 'Banking time bomb'; Default for Greece?; Dilbert
Property tax advice from IRD
Property tax advice from IRD may be misleading, NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants says
by Bernard Hickey
Property tax advice from IRD may be misleading, NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants says
Opinion: Vote for anything but
Opinion: Vote for anything but Hotchin remaining in control of Hanover
by Bernard Hickey
Opinion: Vote for anything but Hotchin remaining in control of Hanover