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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 6 months

Latest articles

Top 10 at 10: Euro
Top 10 at 10: Euro banks shudder as Latvian crisis nears; (Chinese) boom boom boom boom; Fisk's golden scoop; Dilbert
7th Oct 09, 12:51pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Euro banks shudder as Latvian crisis nears; (Chinese) boom boom boom boom; Fisk's golden scoop; Dilbert
Baby Boomer lifestyles 'coming home
Baby Boomer lifestyles 'coming home to roost' as credit defaults jump 19.4% (Update 1)
7th Oct 09, 11:28am
by Bernard Hickey
Baby Boomer lifestyles 'coming home to roost' as credit defaults jump 19.4% (Update 1)
90 at 9: NZ$ hits
90 at 9: NZ$ hits post-float high vs pound; Gold jumps on oil-for-gold talk; Peters and Mathias bankrupt
7th Oct 09, 9:08am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ$ hits post-float high vs pound; Gold jumps on oil-for-gold talk; Peters and Mathias bankrupt
Milk powder price rises another
Milk powder price rises another 5.7% at Fonterra auction; up 65% from July low
7th Oct 09, 7:36am
by Bernard Hickey
Milk powder price rises another 5.7% at Fonterra auction; up 65% from July low
Reserve Bank of Australia surprises
Reserve Bank of Australia surprises most with 25 bps hike in cash rate (Update 1)
6th Oct 09, 4:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
Reserve Bank of Australia surprises most with 25 bps hike in cash rate (Update 1)
Have your say: Should house
Have your say: Should house listings have price tags and are auctions better?
6th Oct 09, 1:40pm
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Should house listings have price tags and are auctions better?
Business confidence highest in a
Business confidence highest in a decade, NZIER's QSBO survey finds (Update 2)
6th Oct 09, 1:16pm
by Bernard Hickey
Business confidence highest in a decade, NZIER's QSBO survey finds (Update 2)
Top 10 at 10: China
Top 10 at 10: China boom to bust?; Multiplying money; 'Too big to fail'; Dilbert
6th Oct 09, 11:22am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: China boom to bust?; Multiplying money; 'Too big to fail'; Dilbert
90 at 9: NZ dollar
90 at 9: NZ dollar near record highs vs Euro and pound
6th Oct 09, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ dollar near record highs vs Euro and pound
Crafar Farms put into receivership
Crafar Farms put into receivership owing NZ$200 mln (Update 3)
5th Oct 09, 4:16pm
by Bernard Hickey
Crafar Farms put into receivership owing NZ$200 mln (Update 3)
Bernard Hickey talks with Glenys
Bernard Hickey talks with Glenys Christian and Rod Oram on the Country Channel about Crafar Farms, Fonterra, SFF
5th Oct 09, 3:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey talks with Glenys Christian and Rod Oram on the Country Channel about Crafar Farms, Fonterra, SFF
Economic weather report: Lending trends
Economic weather report: Lending trends further unbalance economy
5th Oct 09, 3:39pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Lending trends further unbalance economy
Stronger dairy prices help NZ
Stronger dairy prices help NZ export prices rise most in 22 years
5th Oct 09, 3:21pm
by Bernard Hickey
Stronger dairy prices help NZ export prices rise most in 22 years
CBS Canterbury raises fixed mortgage
CBS Canterbury raises fixed mortgage rates, including 6 month
5th Oct 09, 1:48pm
by Bernard Hickey
CBS Canterbury raises fixed mortgage rates, including 6 month
Barfoots says house prices down
Barfoots says house prices down 3.2% in September from August as listings jump 12%
5th Oct 09, 11:02am
by Bernard Hickey
Barfoots says house prices down 3.2% in September from August as listings jump 12%
Top 10 at 10: California
Top 10 at 10: California Kalifornicated; Rare earth metals risk; Depression redux; Swarm power; Dilberts
5th Oct 09, 10:27am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: California Kalifornicated; Rare earth metals risk; Depression redux; Swarm power; Dilberts
Allied Nationwide prospectus expires briefly;
Allied Nationwide prospectus expires briefly; due back up later today
5th Oct 09, 9:26am
by Bernard Hickey
Allied Nationwide prospectus expires briefly; due back up later today
90 at 9: Hendo near
90 at 9: Hendo near bankruptcy as IRD seeks revenge; US double dip looms
5th Oct 09, 8:55am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Hendo near bankruptcy as IRD seeks revenge; US double dip looms
Opinion: Mounting evidence demands inquiry
Opinion: Mounting evidence demands inquiry into large herd dairy farms
4th Oct 09, 7:52pm
by Bernard Hickey
Opinion: Mounting evidence demands inquiry into large herd dairy farms
Are we out of the woods
Opinion: Are we out of the woods yet?
3rd Oct 09, 11:59pm
by Bernard Hickey
Opinion: Are we out of the woods yet?
TWG land tax over cap gains tax
Tax Working Group favours land tax over capital gains tax (Update 5)
2nd Oct 09, 2:26pm
by Bernard Hickey
Tax Working Group favours land tax over capital gains tax (Update 5)
RBNZ outlook to become more
RBNZ outlook to become more hawkish in coming months, Westpac says
2nd Oct 09, 12:34pm
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ outlook to become more hawkish in coming months, Westpac says
Top 10 at 10: PGC
Top 10 at 10: PGC buyers reluctant; OECD deflation; English's bond sales trip; US cow glut; Dilbert
2nd Oct 09, 10:49am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: PGC buyers reluctant; OECD deflation; English's bond sales trip; US cow glut; Dilbert
90 at 9: Bryers bankrupt;
90 at 9: Bryers bankrupt; South Canterbury's concern; Dairy Holdings loss
2nd Oct 09, 9:11am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Bryers bankrupt; South Canterbury's concern; Dairy Holdings loss
Float vs fix debate heats
Float vs fix debate heats up; SBS raises 3, 5 yr mortgage rates (Update 1)
1st Oct 09, 2:03pm
by Bernard Hickey
Float vs fix debate heats up; SBS raises 3, 5 yr mortgage rates (Update 1)