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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

Economic weather report: Why retail
Economic weather report: Why retail spending seems to be picking up, but cafe sales are weak
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Why retail spending seems to be picking up, but cafe sales are weak
Top 10 to 10: PGC
Top 10 to 10: PGC scrambles to be first; Ratings agency cred?; Coding for food?; Irish disaster; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 to 10: PGC scrambles to be first; Ratings agency cred?; Coding for food?; Irish disaster; Dilbert
90 at 9: NZ$ jumps
90 at 9: NZ$ jumps to 13 mth high; 2 year high vs euro; PGC capital raising soon?
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ$ jumps to 13 mth high; 2 year high vs euro; PGC capital raising soon?
Top 10 at 10: South
Top 10 at 10: South Canterbury's Wanaka woes; Depression-like drop in US lending; Somers-Edgar on NZX?; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: South Canterbury's Wanaka woes; Depression-like drop in US lending; Somers-Edgar on NZX?; Dilbert
90 at 9: Bernanke says
90 at 9: Bernanke says recession over, but US loans falling more than depression; Wanaka resort in receivership
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Bernanke says recession over, but US loans falling more than depression; Wanaka resort in receivership
Radio Live September 16: Not
Radio Live September 16: Not a single New Zealand dairy farm changed hands in August
by Bernard Hickey
Radio Live September 16: Not a single New Zealand dairy farm changed hands in August
Top 10 at 10: Allan
Top 10 at 10: Allan Crafar's 80,000 tits; Singapore trying to cool housing market; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Allan Crafar's 80,000 tits; Singapore trying to cool housing market; Dilbert
90 at 9: Obama's bank
90 at 9: Obama's bank reforms useless; Back near bubble peak; O'Reilly loses APN fight
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Obama's bank reforms useless; Back near bubble peak; O'Reilly loses APN fight
Top 10 at 10: 1930s
Top 10 at 10: 1930s protectionism redux?; Cunliffe's rates ideas; Tobin tax; Dilberts
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: 1930s protectionism redux?; Cunliffe's rates ideas; Tobin tax; Dilberts
90 at 9: NZ$ dollar
90 at 9: NZ$ dollar flying high; Labour open to CGT; US protectionism
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ$ dollar flying high; Labour open to CGT; US protectionism
Have your say: Labour opens
Have your say: Labour opens way for bi-partisan capital gains tax (Update 3)
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Labour opens way for bi-partisan capital gains tax (Update 3)
Top 10 at 10: Chinese
Top 10 at 10: Chinese trade tensions; US real median incomes fell in last decade; Polish bond failure; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Chinese trade tensions; US real median incomes fell in last decade; Polish bond failure; Dilbert
90 at 9: Exporters buggered
90 at 9: Exporters buggered as NZ$ hits 70 USc, but Bollard relaxed as 'home buyers will think about exporters before they buy'
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Exporters buggered as NZ$ hits 70 USc, but Bollard relaxed as 'home buyers will think about exporters before they buy'
RBNZ's Bollard hopes housing investment
RBNZ's Bollard hopes housing investment tax reform might help rebalance economy
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ's Bollard hopes housing investment tax reform might help rebalance economy
Reserve Bank revises up its
Reserve Bank revises up its house price forecast
by Bernard Hickey
Reserve Bank revises up its house price forecast
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%,
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%, but warns of imbalances (Update 5)
by Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%, but warns of imbalances (Update 5)
90 at 9: RBNZ holds
90 at 9: RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% (Update 1)
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: How
Top 10 at 10: How China cooks its books; Goldman banker pays £500k for escort; Baby-boomer exit plan?; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: How China cooks its books; Goldman banker pays £500k for escort; Baby-boomer exit plan?; Dilbert
Chinese firm in talks to
Chinese firm in talks to buy NZ's largest dairy farming group (Update 3)
by Bernard Hickey
Chinese firm in talks to buy NZ's largest dairy farming group (Update 3)
Top 10 at 10: Why
Top 10 at 10: Why Buffett is selling; Key wants more ambitious Fonterra; China's new anti-US$ move; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Why Buffett is selling; Key wants more ambitious Fonterra; China's new anti-US$ move; Dilbert
Bernard Hickey talks to Greg
Bernard Hickey talks to Greg Boyed at TVNZ about Treasury's warning that NZ's economy is unbalanced
by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey talks to Greg Boyed at TVNZ about Treasury's warning that NZ's economy is unbalanced
90 at 9: NZ$ over
90 at 9: NZ$ over 69.5 USc; Gold over US$1,000/oz; Oil over US$71/bbl
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ$ over 69.5 USc; Gold over US$1,000/oz; Oil over US$71/bbl
Economic weather report: Gold price
Economic weather report: Gold price falling in NZ$ terms
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Gold price falling in NZ$ terms
Bernard Hickey with Marcus Lush
Bernard Hickey with Marcus Lush on Radio Live September 8
by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey with Marcus Lush on Radio Live September 8
Top 10 at 10; Student
Top 10 at 10; Student loans next bubble?; UN wants new global central bank; Cupcake bubble
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10; Student loans next bubble?; UN wants new global central bank; Cupcake bubble