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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

Economic Weather Report: Migration surging,
Economic Weather Report: Migration surging, but mostly students
21st Apr 09, 5:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic Weather Report: Migration surging, but mostly students
Top 10 at 10: US
Top 10 at 10: US bank lending down 23%; Stress test leak queried; CDS pain worsens (Updated)
21st Apr 09, 9:53am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: US bank lending down 23%; Stress test leak queried; CDS pain worsens (Updated)
Have your say: Co-investment fund
Have your say: Co-investment fund canned because of capital shortage
21st Apr 09, 9:15am
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Co-investment fund canned because of capital shortage
90 at 9: Dow down
90 at 9: Dow down on new US bank fears; Oracle to buy Sun; Jobs summit fund idea discarded
21st Apr 09, 8:30am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Dow down on new US bank fears; Oracle to buy Sun; Jobs summit fund idea discarded
Economic weather report: The "Standard
Economic weather report: The "Standard & Poor's budget" on May 28
20th Apr 09, 5:49pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic weather report: The "Standard & Poor's budget" on May 28
Government withdraws guarantee from Viaduct
Government withdraws guarantee from Viaduct Capital (Update 2)
20th Apr 09, 5:43pm
by Bernard Hickey
Government withdraws guarantee from Viaduct Capital (Update 2)
Top 10 at 10: Kohler
Top 10 at 10: Kohler puts the boot into NZ; Big US bank collapse coming; AK47 prices jump
20th Apr 09, 10:00am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: Kohler puts the boot into NZ; Big US bank collapse coming; AK47 prices jump
Have your say: Interest free
Have your say: Interest free loans for first home buyers? Good idea?
20th Apr 09, 9:05am
by Bernard Hickey
Have your say: Interest free loans for first home buyers? Good idea?
90 at 9: NZ$ weaker
90 at 9: NZ$ weaker on economic fears, while Dow rally biggest since 1938
20th Apr 09, 8:32am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: NZ$ weaker on economic fears, while Dow rally biggest since 1938
Key tells FT NZ can't
Key tells FT NZ can't afford fresh fiscal stimulus; doesn't want to provoke S&P downgrade
20th Apr 09, 8:28am
by Bernard Hickey
Key tells FT NZ can't afford fresh fiscal stimulus; doesn't want to provoke S&P downgrade
Top Blog Stories Last Week
Top Blog Stories Last Week
19th Apr 09, 10:52am
by Bernard Hickey
Top Blog Stories Last Week
6 Great Recession Tips in
6 Great Recession Tips in 60 Seconds: Credit card, mortgage, car, Sky, holiday, coffee
17th Apr 09, 8:13pm
by Bernard Hickey
6 Great Recession Tips in 60 Seconds: Credit card, mortgage, car, Sky, holiday, coffee
ASB to freeze pay for
ASB to freeze pay for staff earning over NZ$50k and cut exec pay to avoid job cuts
17th Apr 09, 11:33am
by Bernard Hickey
ASB to freeze pay for staff earning over NZ$50k and cut exec pay to avoid job cuts
Improvement in home loan affordability
Improvement in home loan affordability stalls in March
17th Apr 09, 10:00am
by Bernard Hickey
Improvement in home loan affordability stalls in March
90 at 9: OECD warns
90 at 9: OECD warns of long NZ recession and vulnerable funding; Big US mall bankruptcy
17th Apr 09, 8:30am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: OECD warns of long NZ recession and vulnerable funding; Big US mall bankruptcy
Special report: Are banks profit
Special report: Are banks profit gouging?
16th Apr 09, 4:34pm
by Bernard Hickey
Special report: Are banks profit gouging?
Analysis: Bank profits on interest
Analysis: Bank profits on interest rates are falling, not rising
16th Apr 09, 12:00pm
by Bernard Hickey
Analysis: Bank profits on interest rates are falling, not rising
Top 10 at 10: China
Top 10 at 10: China moving to Copper standard?; Alexander on farm sales; US deflation
16th Apr 09, 10:09am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: China moving to Copper standard?; Alexander on farm sales; US deflation
90 at 9: S&P downgrades
90 at 9: S&P downgrades Fiji to B- as it devalues 20%; US recession stabilises in some areas
16th Apr 09, 8:41am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: S&P downgrades Fiji to B- as it devalues 20%; US recession stabilises in some areas
Special: It's 'Tea Party' day
Special: It's 'Tea Party' day in America
15th Apr 09, 5:09pm
by Bernard Hickey
Special: It's 'Tea Party' day in America
Top 10 at 10: 'Fudge
Top 10 at 10: 'Fudge tests not stress tests'; PPiP gaming starts; 'Tea Party' tax revolts brewing
15th Apr 09, 10:00am
by Bernard Hickey
Top 10 at 10: 'Fudge tests not stress tests'; PPiP gaming starts; 'Tea Party' tax revolts brewing
Special Report: 5 ways to
Special Report: 5 ways to cut credit card stress
15th Apr 09, 8:47am
by Bernard Hickey
Special Report: 5 ways to cut credit card stress
90 at 9: Fiji Reserve
90 at 9: Fiji Reserve Bank Governor arrested; US retail sales fall; Dow down
15th Apr 09, 8:41am
by Bernard Hickey
90 at 9: Fiji Reserve Bank Governor arrested; US retail sales fall; Dow down
Economic Weather Report: Retail sales
Economic Weather Report: Retail sales weak
14th Apr 09, 4:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
Economic Weather Report: Retail sales weak
Bill English: Banks under pressure
Bill English: Banks under pressure to lend in home markets
14th Apr 09, 12:09pm
by Bernard Hickey
Bill English: Banks under pressure to lend in home markets