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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.

Member for

15 years 6 months

Latest articles

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ most popular destination for China's fleeing rich?; Bill Gross' survey of haircuts; How much bank leverage is too much?; NZ is just sooo special because our house prices will never fall; Dilbert
2nd May 13, 11:27am
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ most popular destination for China's fleeing rich?; Bill Gross' survey of haircuts; How much bank leverage is too much?; NZ is just sooo special because our house prices will never fall; Dilbert
Fonterra may cut 300 jobs
Fonterra says may cut 300 jobs as part of review of corporate support services in NZ to save up to NZ$65 mln
1st May 13, 12:23pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Fonterra says may cut 300 jobs as part of review of corporate support services in NZ to save up to NZ$65 mln
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why Reinhart and Rogoff were only partly wrong; How Spanish bad banks are hobbling squatters; One hedge fund's massive bet on a Canadian collapse; Dilbert
1st May 13, 11:15am
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why Reinhart and Rogoff were only partly wrong; How Spanish bad banks are hobbling squatters; One hedge fund's massive bet on a Canadian collapse; Dilbert
No charges laid over Hanover Finance
SFO says won't be laying criminal charges over collapse of Hanover Finance; says investigations into finance companies at an end
30th Apr 13, 9:58am
by Bernard Hickey
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SFO says won't be laying criminal charges over collapse of Hanover Finance; says investigations into finance companies at an end
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How China's subsidies and exchange rate manipulation skew 'free' trade; Traffickers choose baby formula over heroin; Peak fossil fuel demand; Taibbi on swaps rigging; Dilbert
30th Apr 13, 9:51am
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How China's subsidies and exchange rate manipulation skew 'free' trade; Traffickers choose baby formula over heroin; Peak fossil fuel demand; Taibbi on swaps rigging; Dilbert
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why is NZ pursuing govt austerity when it is being discredited overseas?; China's 'Minsky-ish' growth profile; De-globalisation of banking?; Were Reinhart and Rogoff actually Rogaine and Braveheart or Ren and Stimpy; Dilbert
26th Apr 13, 10:42am
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why is NZ pursuing govt austerity when it is being discredited overseas?; China's 'Minsky-ish' growth profile; De-globalisation of banking?; Were Reinhart and Rogoff actually Rogaine and Braveheart or Ren and Stimpy; Dilbert
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How asset prices have decoupled from the real economy and what to do about it; Europe giving up on idea of expansionary austerity; Here come the Keynesians; Dilbert
24th Apr 13, 1:00pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How asset prices have decoupled from the real economy and what to do about it; Europe giving up on idea of expansionary austerity; Here come the Keynesians; Dilbert
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What the RBNZ's OCR decision means
Bernard Hickey looks at what the RBNZ's statement on the OCR means for interest rates, the exchange rate, the economy and the housing market
24th Apr 13, 11:54am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey looks at what the RBNZ's statement on the OCR means for interest rates, the exchange rate, the economy and the housing market
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RBNZ holding OCR 'through end of 2013'
RBNZ holds Official Cash Rate at 2.5%, as expected; plans to keep OCR unchanged through to end of 2013; warns again on house prices, NZ$
24th Apr 13, 9:07am
by Bernard Hickey
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RBNZ holds Official Cash Rate at 2.5%, as expected; plans to keep OCR unchanged through to end of 2013; warns again on house prices, NZ$
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hyundai vs Toyota in the currency wars; The trainwreck that is Europe; A coding cri de coeur; Dilbert
23rd Apr 13, 10:07am
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hyundai vs Toyota in the currency wars; The trainwreck that is Europe; A coding cri de coeur; Dilbert
'That'll learn ya'
Bernard Hickey says the Government and power companies have 'crossed the red line' and this has triggered the regulatory backlash promised by Labour and the Greens
21st Apr 13, 8:48am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey says the Government and power companies have 'crossed the red line' and this has triggered the regulatory backlash promised by Labour and the Greens
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why isn't the wealth effect from new asset bubbles creating real economic growth?; What happened to the trickle down effect?; NZ's starring role in the mistakes Reinhart and Rogoff made; Dilbert
19th Apr 13, 1:30pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why isn't the wealth effect from new asset bubbles creating real economic growth?; What happened to the trickle down effect?; NZ's starring role in the mistakes Reinhart and Rogoff made; Dilbert
Labour-Green power shock
Labour and Greens propose single buyer of power to cut prices by 10% to 14%
18th Apr 13, 12:10pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Labour and Greens propose single buyer of power to cut prices by 10% to 14%
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why isn't the inflation dog barking?; China likes its engineered slowdown, but we may not; Chairman Xi's 8 point plan; Dilbert
17th Apr 13, 12:23pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why isn't the inflation dog barking?; China likes its engineered slowdown, but we may not; Chairman Xi's 8 point plan; Dilbert
Key eyes more Tourism promotion
Key pre-announces 50% increase in tourism promotion spending in Budget 2013; signals 2014 election all about stopping Green dominated govt
16th Apr 13, 1:42pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Key pre-announces 50% increase in tourism promotion spending in Budget 2013; signals 2014 election all about stopping Green dominated govt
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Should Tiwai Pt become a bitcoin mining data centre?; Why China's slowdown matters; Pollution bonds rather than taxes?; Dilbert
16th Apr 13, 11:57am
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Should Tiwai Pt become a bitcoin mining data centre?; Why China's slowdown matters; Pollution bonds rather than taxes?; Dilbert
Auckland bubble only now a problem - Key
Key says Auckland house price inflation only recently emerged as a problem; Govt now working to free up land supply
15th Apr 13, 8:35pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Key says Auckland house price inflation only recently emerged as a problem; Govt now working to free up land supply
Labour threatens power market changes
Labour leader David Shearer threatens power market changes to cut prices on eve of Mighty River Power float
15th Apr 13, 7:20am
by Bernard Hickey
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Labour leader David Shearer threatens power market changes to cut prices on eve of Mighty River Power float
Show me the houses
Bernard Hickey hears plenty of talk about housing affordability and inadequate housing supply. He is sick of talk and wants to see some action
14th Apr 13, 8:31am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey hears plenty of talk about housing affordability and inadequate housing supply. He is sick of talk and wants to see some action
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: EU to extend and pretend again on Portugal and Ireland's debts; France's Tobin Tax disaster; Rolexes and bags of cash; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
12th Apr 13, 12:17pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: EU to extend and pretend again on Portugal and Ireland's debts; France's Tobin Tax disaster; Rolexes and bags of cash; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
NZ govt confirms 2014/15 surplus
Finance Minister Bill English says May 16 Budget will confirm 2014/15 budget surplus target and fast debt reduction plan by 2020
11th Apr 13, 12:31pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Finance Minister Bill English says May 16 Budget will confirm 2014/15 budget surplus target and fast debt reduction plan by 2020
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Slovenia is next on the euro chopping block; Why inflation is dead and that's a bad thing; How suburban sprawl worsens inequality; Dilbert
11th Apr 13, 10:15am
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Slovenia is next on the euro chopping block; Why inflation is dead and that's a bad thing; How suburban sprawl worsens inequality; Dilbert
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Greece eyes 162 bln euro of German war reparations; Volcker's money printing misgivings'; Central banks are 'carpet bombing zombie economies with cash; Bitcoin and game theory; Dilbert
10th Apr 13, 10:05am
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Greece eyes 162 bln euro of German war reparations; Volcker's money printing misgivings'; Central banks are 'carpet bombing zombie economies with cash; Bitcoin and game theory; Dilbert
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The madness of Portugal's austerity; The Bitcoin bubble; Where did the Internet's productivity miracle go?; Why QEternity will never be reversed; Dilbert
9th Apr 13, 1:16pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The madness of Portugal's austerity; The Bitcoin bubble; Where did the Internet's productivity miracle go?; Why QEternity will never be reversed; Dilbert
A mighty river of dividends?
In the rush to sign up to the Mighty River Power float, Bernard Hickey wants to point out a few risks
7th Apr 13, 8:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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In the rush to sign up to the Mighty River Power float, Bernard Hickey wants to point out a few risks