Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am: Britain back in double dip recession; US new home sales fall unexpectedly; German business confidence falls more than forecast; NZ$ at 78.8 USc

90 seconds at 9 am: Britain back in double dip recession; US new home sales fall unexpectedly; German business confidence falls more than forecast; NZ$ at 78.8 USc

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Finance needs stewards not toll collectors'; 'The end of a disastrous debt super-cycle'; Watch the Beijing flood toll; Deleveraging until 2030; Dilbert

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Finance needs stewards not toll collectors'; 'The end of a disastrous debt super-cycle'; Watch the Beijing flood toll; Deleveraging until 2030; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am: Spanish bond market rout continues again as Euro-zone break up fears deepen; Moody's may downgrade Germany; Safe haven yields plumb depths

90 seconds at 9 am: Spanish bond market rout continues again as Euro-zone break up fears deepen; Moody's may downgrade Germany; Safe haven yields plumb depths

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Greece's debt deflation depression; Italian cities nearly bankrupt; 'Nationalise the Too Big To Fail banks'; 'Better living through inflation'; Jon Stewart does HSBC; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Greece's debt deflation depression; Italian cities nearly bankrupt; 'Nationalise the Too Big To Fail banks'; 'Better living through inflation'; Jon Stewart does HSBC; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am: Spain and Italy ban short selling as stocks crunched again; Spanish yields hit record highs; German yields at record lows; NZ$ down to 78.9 USc; Oil slumps 3.3%

90 seconds at 9 am: Spain and Italy ban short selling as stocks crunched again; Spanish yields hit record highs; German yields at record lows; NZ$ down to 78.9 USc; Oil slumps 3.3%

90 seconds at 9 am: English signals crisis cloud for a generation and eyes mortgage controls; Spanish debt crisis worsens and safe haven yields hit record lows; NZ$ record high vs euro

90 seconds at 9 am: English signals crisis cloud for a generation and eyes mortgage controls; Spanish debt crisis worsens and safe haven yields hit record lows; NZ$ record high vs euro

PM John Key denies market failure in housing affordability; says housing cheaper in NZ than Australia; says young NZers should thank National for its leadership and low rates

PM John Key denies market failure in housing affordability; says housing cheaper in NZ than Australia; says young NZers should thank National for its leadership and low rates

Bernard Hickey sifts through the angry reactions to his argument for an intergenerational wealth deal. He points out baby-boomer housing wealth fell from the skies - it was not earned or built. You agree?

Bernard Hickey sifts through the angry reactions to his argument for an intergenerational wealth deal. He points out baby-boomer housing wealth fell from the skies - it was not earned or built. You agree?

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: South Africa slashes rates to below inflation rate; Corn pops; Italian battling to stop Sicilian default; What Ray Dalio thinks about deleveraging; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: South Africa slashes rates to below inflation rate; Corn pops; Italian battling to stop Sicilian default; What Ray Dalio thinks about deleveraging; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am: European debt crisis back again on bad Spanish bond auction; US stocks up on QE III hopes after more bad economic data; NZ$ hits 80.3 USc and record high vs euro; Bundesbank to buy A$

90 seconds at 9 am: European debt crisis back again on bad Spanish bond auction; US stocks up on QE III hopes after more bad economic data; NZ$ hits 80.3 USc and record high vs euro; Bundesbank to buy A$

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US banks quadrupled their profit share since mid 1940s; 'Let's wipe the global debt slate clean in a Mesopotamian way'; Why China's rate cut isn't working; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US banks quadrupled their profit share since mid 1940s; 'Let's wipe the global debt slate clean in a Mesopotamian way'; Why China's rate cut isn't working; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am: Dow and NZ$ up after firm US profits and housing starts; Fed's Bernanke says US 'fiscal cliff' unsustainable; Syria civil war spiralling out of control

90 seconds at 9 am: Dow and NZ$ up after firm US profits and housing starts; Fed's Bernanke says US 'fiscal cliff' unsustainable; Syria civil war spiralling out of control

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Goldman Sachs accused of giving bad advice in asset sale deal; China used 25 times more cement than US in 2010; Christchurch rebuild bogged down; Torchlight's Jacks Point loans; Tumbleweeds in Spain; Dilbert

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Goldman Sachs accused of giving bad advice in asset sale deal; China used 25 times more cement than US in 2010; Christchurch rebuild bogged down; Torchlight's Jacks Point loans; Tumbleweeds in Spain; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke says recovery frustratingly slow and Fed ready to act, but no green light for QE III yet; NZ$ firms with Dow; Milk powder price down 0.9% in Fonterra auction

90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke says recovery frustratingly slow and Fed ready to act, but no green light for QE III yet; NZ$ firms with Dow; Milk powder price down 0.9% in Fonterra auction

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Even Mark Zuckerberg is borrowing to buy a house; Obama tells the 1% the American dream is a myth; The tyranny of the hoarders; 'The nail ladies just don't understand'; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Even Mark Zuckerberg is borrowing to buy a house; Obama tells the 1% the American dream is a myth; The tyranny of the hoarders; 'The nail ladies just don't understand'; Dilbert

Bernard Hickey suggests 6 ways to improve housing affordability, particularly in central Auckland and Christchurch where prices are rising 10-20% to record highs

Bernard Hickey suggests 6 ways to improve housing affordability, particularly in central Auckland and Christchurch where prices are rising 10-20% to record highs

It's time the New Zealand family had that difficult discussion about intergenerational wealth and debt because the current situation cannot be sustained

It's time the New Zealand family had that difficult discussion about intergenerational wealth and debt because the current situation cannot be sustained

HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the NZ$'s dip as investors move into safe havens, fearing central bank's can't stop a synchronised global economic slowdown

HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the NZ$'s dip as investors move into safe havens, fearing central bank's can't stop a synchronised global economic slowdown

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why we face another 15 years of deleveraging; Put up the top tax rates; London banks 'incompetent profiteers run by spivs'; Why treasurers are hoarding cash like there's no tomorrow; Clarke and Dawe

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why we face another 15 years of deleveraging; Put up the top tax rates; London banks 'incompetent profiteers run by spivs'; Why treasurers are hoarding cash like there's no tomorrow; Clarke and Dawe

90 seconds at 9 am: US, European and Asian stocks fall on fears central banks and govts can't or won't do more to prevent a synchronised global slowdown; NZ$ down

90 seconds at 9 am: US, European and Asian stocks fall on fears central banks and govts can't or won't do more to prevent a synchronised global slowdown; NZ$ down

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How China's Princelings amass and stash their fortunes; China's situation 'dire', says Andy Xie; 'Gardenbrains beat Machinebrains'; 'A contained depression'; 'An excellent horse-like lady is a virgin on a stallion'; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How China's Princelings amass and stash their fortunes; China's situation 'dire', says Andy Xie; 'Gardenbrains beat Machinebrains'; 'A contained depression'; 'An excellent horse-like lady is a virgin on a stallion'; Dilbert

BNZ-REINZ survey finds agents seeing 'sellers market' as demand firms with low interest rates and supply dries up as listings drop. Your experience?

BNZ-REINZ survey finds agents seeing 'sellers market' as demand firms with low interest rates and supply dries up as listings drop. Your experience?

90 seconds at 9 am: US Federal Reserve divided on whether to launch QE III; Dow and NZ$ fall on disappointment over few QE III signs; Riots hit Madrid as Spain hikes GST to 21% in new austerity push

90 seconds at 9 am: US Federal Reserve divided on whether to launch QE III; Dow and NZ$ fall on disappointment over few QE III signs; Riots hit Madrid as Spain hikes GST to 21% in new austerity push

Bernard Hickey talks with Rod Cheeseman on TVNZ's Good Morning about the euro-zone crisis and what it means for New Zealanders

Bernard Hickey talks with Rod Cheeseman on TVNZ's Good Morning about the euro-zone crisis and what it means for New Zealanders