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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

Housing Report: 2 year fixed
Housing Report: 2 year fixed mortgage rates stable after long drop
22nd Jul 09, 1:49pm
by Bernard Hickey
Housing Report: 2 year fixed mortgage rates stable after long drop
Top 10 at 10: Bernanke
Top 10 at 10: Bernanke grilled over US$9 bln lent to NZ; Japan's demographic time bomb; Britain's confidence trick; Dilbert
22nd Jul 09, 1:21pm
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Bernanke grilled over US$9 bln lent to NZ; Japan's demographic time bomb; Britain's confidence trick; Dilbert
90 at 9: Bernanke confident
90 at 9: Bernanke confident on economy; Westpac sells bond overseas
22nd Jul 09, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Bernanke confident on economy; Westpac sells bond overseas
PGC buys asset manager; Marac
PGC buys asset manager; Marac to pull out of property lending; PGC plans capital raising (Update 1)
21st Jul 09, 11:14am
by Bernard Hickey
PGC buys asset manager; Marac to pull out of property lending; PGC plans capital raising (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10; Somers-Edgar's
Top 10 at 10; Somers-Edgar's First Step stumbles; Cullen fund dumps ING; US$27 trln bailout; Gold-backed currency for Ireland?; Dilbert
21st Jul 09, 10:47am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10; Somers-Edgar's First Step stumbles; Cullen fund dumps ING; US$27 trln bailout; Gold-backed currency for Ireland?; Dilbert
Economic Weather report: Foreign debt
Economic Weather report: Foreign debt blow endangers credit rating
21st Jul 09, 10:12am
by Bernard Hickey
Economic Weather report: Foreign debt blow endangers credit rating
90 at 9: NZ dollar
90 at 9: NZ dollar back up to 65.5USc; Dow up 1%; CIT survives for now
21st Jul 09, 9:02am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ dollar back up to 65.5USc; Dow up 1%; CIT survives for now
Bernard Hickey talks about Fitch's
Bernard Hickey talks about Fitch's outlook downgrade with Miriama Kamo on TVNZ7
20th Jul 09, 5:04pm
by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey talks about Fitch's outlook downgrade with Miriama Kamo on TVNZ7
IRD wins in massive tax
IRD wins in massive tax case against BNZ; ominous sign for other big 3 banks (Update 5)
20th Jul 09, 3:05pm
by Bernard Hickey
IRD wins in massive tax case against BNZ; ominous sign for other big 3 banks (Update 5)
Investing report: Term deposit rates
Investing report: Term deposit rates flat after first quarter rebound
20th Jul 09, 2:22pm
by Bernard Hickey
Investing report: Term deposit rates flat after first quarter rebound
NZ home loan affordability worsens
NZ home loan affordability worsens as house prices bounce
20th Jul 09, 12:54pm
by Bernard Hickey
NZ home loan affordability worsens as house prices bounce
Top 10 at 10: Litigation
Top 10 at 10: Litigation funder created; 'Fiscal ruin beckons'; Philadelphia bankrupt; Dilberts (Update 1)
20th Jul 09, 10:06am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Litigation funder created; 'Fiscal ruin beckons'; Philadelphia bankrupt; Dilberts (Update 1)
90 at 9: Key against
90 at 9: Key against capital gains tax; US-style credit scoring
20th Jul 09, 9:12am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Key against capital gains tax; US-style credit scoring
Have your say: NZ's VedaAdvantage
Have your say: NZ's VedaAdvantage to launch US-style credit scoring system
19th Jul 09, 10:21pm
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: NZ's VedaAdvantage to launch US-style credit scoring system
Key says tackle housing supply
Key says tackle housing supply first before looking at 'punitive' capital gains tax
19th Jul 09, 9:52pm
by Bernard Hickey
Key says tackle housing supply first before looking at 'punitive' capital gains tax
Economic Weather report: Dependency ratio
Economic Weather report: Dependency ratio worsens in New Zealand
17th Jul 09, 9:47pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic Weather report: Dependency ratio worsens in New Zealand
How to profitably publish online for free
Opinion: How to profitably publish financial news online for free
17th Jul 09, 9:17pm
by Bernard Hickey
Opinion: How to profitably publish financial news online for free
Top 10 at 10: Goldman's
Top 10 at 10: Goldman's 'financial meth lab'; 'Unsustainable Chinese growth'; Dilbert
17th Jul 09, 10:29am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Goldman's 'financial meth lab'; 'Unsustainable Chinese growth'; Dilbert
90 at 9: Currency back
90 at 9: Currency back up; China GDP strong; Rio staff leave; CIT almost bust
17th Jul 09, 8:53am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Currency back up; China GDP strong; Rio staff leave; CIT almost bust
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in June quarter; up 1.9% from year ago (Update 1)
16th Jul 09, 11:37am
by Bernard Hickey
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in June quarter; up 1.9% from year ago (Update 1)
Top 10 at 10: Don
Top 10 at 10: Don Brash as Productivity Commissioner?; The capital gains tax elephant in the room; Ratings agencies sued; Dilbert
16th Jul 09, 11:07am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Don Brash as Productivity Commissioner?; The capital gains tax elephant in the room; Ratings agencies sued; Dilbert
90 at 9: Currency near
90 at 9: Currency near 9 month highs; Dow up nearly 3%; Rio dispute escalates
16th Jul 09, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Currency near 9 month highs; Dow up nearly 3%; Rio dispute escalates
Have your say: Key says
Have your say: Key says NZ needs world class tax system to compete
15th Jul 09, 2:20pm
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Key says NZ needs world class tax system to compete
Economic weather report: Money supply
Economic weather report: Money supply growth weak
15th Jul 09, 11:25am
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: Money supply growth weak
Top 10 at 10: China
Top 10 at 10: China iron ore crisis escalates; The amazing Graham Boustred; Roubini's brown manure; Dilbert
15th Jul 09, 10:09am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: China iron ore crisis escalates; The amazing Graham Boustred; Roubini's brown manure; Dilbert