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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

How democracies default on their debts
Opinion: In the wake of voter revolts in Europe, Bernard Hickey looks at how and why democracies might default on their debts
8th May 12, 9:17am
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: In the wake of voter revolts in Europe, Bernard Hickey looks at how and why democracies might default on their debts
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: Asian, Australia stocks slump after Greek, French anti-austerity votes, but US, European markets flat to firmer after Spanish bank bailout; CBA's Ross McEwan leaves for RBS
8th May 12, 8:50am
by Bernard Hickey
4
90 seconds at 9 am: Asian, Australia stocks slump after Greek, French anti-austerity votes, but US, European markets flat to firmer after Spanish bank bailout; CBA's Ross McEwan leaves for RBS
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: European voters 'as mad as hell' with the bond market vigilantes and their political mates; Australia 'set for the mother of all hard landings'; A homeless generation; Sacha Baron Cohen; Dilbert
7th May 12, 11:27am
by Bernard Hickey
24
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: European voters 'as mad as hell' with the bond market vigilantes and their political mates; Australia 'set for the mother of all hard landings'; A homeless generation; Sacha Baron Cohen; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ slides to 79.5 USc as global growth fears and financial volatility grow; US jobs growth weak; Sarkozy loss new blow to German-led European austerity plan
7th May 12, 8:17am
by Bernard Hickey
4
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ slides to 79.5 USc as global growth fears and financial volatility grow; US jobs growth weak; Sarkozy loss new blow to German-led European austerity plan
A chink of light
Opinion: Bernard Hickey applauds the RBNZ for looking at more tools to head off another property boom. Your view?
7th May 12, 7:44am
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey applauds the RBNZ for looking at more tools to head off another property boom. Your view?
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the NZ$'s break below 80.5 USc as global and local economic growth clouds gather
4th May 12, 8:17pm
by Bernard Hickey
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HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the NZ$'s break below 80.5 USc as global and local economic growth clouds gather
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Another mess in European banking; Germans pay 75 cents a litre for milk; Aussie economy snaps; Hugh Hendry talks; Chinese house prices falling; Clarke and Dawe
4th May 12, 10:52am
by Bernard Hickey
55
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Another mess in European banking; Germans pay 75 cents a litre for milk; Aussie economy snaps; Hugh Hendry talks; Chinese house prices falling; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ slides under 80 USc to lowest since Jan 17 on global growth fear; US and Australian services sectors weak
4th May 12, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
29
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ slides under 80 USc to lowest since Jan 17 on global growth fear; US and Australian services sectors weak
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese steel demand growth to halve; If only NZ had Europe's ghost towns; A scream worth US$119 million; Lewis Black; Dilbert
3rd May 12, 1:29pm
by Bernard Hickey
14
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese steel demand growth to halve; If only NZ had Europe's ghost towns; A scream worth US$119 million; Lewis Black; Dilbert
Barfoots' sales slow in April
Barfoot and Thompson sold 750 houses in April, up 3.7% from year ago; Average price down vs March; Barfoot says prices 'not running hot'
3rd May 12, 10:19am
by Bernard Hickey
25
Barfoot and Thompson sold 750 houses in April, up 3.7% from year ago; Average price down vs March; Barfoot says prices 'not running hot'
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ down to 81 USc after weak US and European jobs data hits recovery hopes; NAB passes on only 32 bps of RBA's 50 bps cut
3rd May 12, 8:56am
by Bernard Hickey
14
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ down to 81 USc after weak US and European jobs data hits recovery hopes; NAB passes on only 32 bps of RBA's 50 bps cut
Tax rates are now 'obscenely low'
Are we saving too much to be able to afford those recent tax cuts? Bernard Hickey says we now have our tax settings seriously out of whack
1st Apr 12, 9:35am
by Bernard Hickey
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Are we saving too much to be able to afford those recent tax cuts? Bernard Hickey says we now have our tax settings seriously out of whack
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A FAT tax may replace the Robin Hood tax; Why the Baby Boomers should 'pay it forward'; A BRICs bank; The Muppets sue Goldman Sach; Dilbert
29th Mar 12, 3:07pm
by Bernard Hickey
11
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A FAT tax may replace the Robin Hood tax; Why the Baby Boomers should 'pay it forward'; A BRICs bank; The Muppets sue Goldman Sach; Dilbert
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bo Xilai and the poisoned 'James Bond'; Day of reckoning nears for Yen; More China Coup talk; The LIBOR scandal; Why central banks can't be independent in liquidity traps; Dilbert
27th Mar 12, 4:19pm
by Bernard Hickey
21
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bo Xilai and the poisoned 'James Bond'; Day of reckoning nears for Yen; More China Coup talk; The LIBOR scandal; Why central banks can't be independent in liquidity traps; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ up to 82.3 USc as US$ weakens after Fed's Bernanke signals extended very low interest rates to boost US economy; Europe eyes bigger debt firewall
27th Mar 12, 8:58am
by Bernard Hickey
15
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ up to 82.3 USc as US$ weakens after Fed's Bernanke signals extended very low interest rates to boost US economy; Europe eyes bigger debt firewall
Home loan affordability better in Feb
Roost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows slight improvement in February; 1st home buyers dipping into KiwiSaver
26th Mar 12, 3:42pm
by Bernard Hickey
9
Roost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows slight improvement in February; 1st home buyers dipping into KiwiSaver
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'The rich vs the seething, grumpy masses'; Canada tries to deflate its housing bubble (very carefully); China's devaluation; Sarkozy's protectionist move; Dilberts
26th Mar 12, 12:46pm
by Bernard Hickey
21
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'The rich vs the seething, grumpy masses'; Canada tries to deflate its housing bubble (very carefully); China's devaluation; Sarkozy's protectionist move; Dilberts
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: US stocks up a touch; NZ$ firm; Focus on US Federal Reserve and Chinese 'hard vs soft' landing signs; Debt, oil hold back global recovery
26th Mar 12, 8:17am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: US stocks up a touch; NZ$ firm; Focus on US Federal Reserve and Chinese 'hard vs soft' landing signs; Debt, oil hold back global recovery
The old are rich. Pass it on
Bernard Hickey examines an extraordinary shift in the structure of wealth in New Zealand that raises huge questions for politicians, policy makers and voters. Your view?
25th Mar 12, 12:35am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey examines an extraordinary shift in the structure of wealth in New Zealand that raises huge questions for politicians, policy makers and voters. Your view?
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including worries about a hard landing in China and NZ's weak GDP growth
23rd Mar 12, 6:31pm
by Bernard Hickey
4
HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including worries about a hard landing in China and NZ's weak GDP growth
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: FT reports on China coup talk; Chinese spy boss detained; Hermes' record profits; Should America convert all its SUVs to LPG; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
23rd Mar 12, 11:18am
by Bernard Hickey
110
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: FT reports on China coup talk; Chinese spy boss detained; Hermes' record profits; Should America convert all its SUVs to LPG; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: US, European stocks fall as global growth fears return after weak European and Chinese factory indicators; NZ$ weak at 80.8 USc
23rd Mar 12, 8:58am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: US, European stocks fall as global growth fears return after weak European and Chinese factory indicators; NZ$ weak at 80.8 USc
China hikes tariff on NZ milk powder
China hikes tariff on NZ milk powder imports to 10% from 5.8% after imports cross 100,000 tonne threshold; Not breach of FTA, Bloomberg reports
22nd Mar 12, 4:32pm
by Bernard Hickey
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China hikes tariff on NZ milk powder imports to 10% from 5.8% after imports cross 100,000 tonne threshold; Not breach of FTA, Bloomberg reports
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why Goldmanites are Teletubbies and not Muppets; China's rebellious local governments; Chinese coup talk refuses to die down; Britain's 100 years of Financial Repression; Dilbert
22nd Mar 12, 12:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
13
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why Goldmanites are Teletubbies and not Muppets; China's rebellious local governments; Chinese coup talk refuses to die down; Britain's 100 years of Financial Repression; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: ABARE warns of lower iron ore prices as China slows; Britain hikes stamp duty for rich property buyers; Bank of England members eye more money printing
22nd Mar 12, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: ABARE warns of lower iron ore prices as China slows; Britain hikes stamp duty for rich property buyers; Bank of England members eye more money printing