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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

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A fatal Ferarri accident in Beijing; 'Why we'll never see another gold standard'; Japan's pension time bomb; Wall trampolining
21st Mar 12, 12:38pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A fatal Ferarri accident in Beijing; 'Why we'll never see another gold standard'; Japan's pension time bomb; Wall trampolining
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ slides 1 USc to 81.6 USc as BHP's warning about Chinese steel production sparks China hard landing fears; Fonterra auction price falls 4.5%
21st Mar 12, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
42
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ slides 1 USc to 81.6 USc as BHP's warning about Chinese steel production sparks China hard landing fears; Fonterra auction price falls 4.5%
Lyn McMorran to head FSF
Former Westpac Private Bank area manager appointed as exec director of Financial Services Federation to replace Kirk Hope
20th Mar 12, 3:11pm
by Bernard Hickey
Former Westpac Private Bank area manager appointed as exec director of Financial Services Federation to replace Kirk Hope
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie media turns on Aussie property; Mrs Assad wears the pants; Portugal the new Greece; Why the oil spike could derail global recovery; Coup talk brews in China; Fracking in NZ; Dairying and reckless nitrogen use
20th Mar 12, 12:56pm
by Bernard Hickey
51
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Aussie media turns on Aussie property; Mrs Assad wears the pants; Portugal the new Greece; Why the oil spike could derail global recovery; Coup talk brews in China; Fracking in NZ; Dairying and reckless nitrogen use
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: Apple sets dividend and share buy back; US stocks hit 4 year highs; NZ$ up on hope for soft Chinese landing; UPS to buy TNT Express
20th Mar 12, 8:56am
by Bernard Hickey
28
90 seconds at 9 am: Apple sets dividend and share buy back; US stocks hit 4 year highs; NZ$ up on hope for soft Chinese landing; UPS to buy TNT Express
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: King Tupou V's pith helmet; The legacy of American baby boomers; How Inequality creates debt and slows growth; John Key's lack of ambition for NZ; Dilbert
19th Mar 12, 2:28pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: King Tupou V's pith helmet; The legacy of American baby boomers; How Inequality creates debt and slows growth; John Key's lack of ambition for NZ; Dilbert
'A better investment than housing'
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ Inc needs more investments like Refining NZ's new CCR plan, rather than yet more housing
19th Mar 12, 9:48am
by Bernard Hickey
7
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ Inc needs more investments like Refining NZ's new CCR plan, rather than yet more housing
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: US Treasury bond yields sharply higher as US growth signs emerge; Oil up 2%; Gold down as QE III fears recede
19th Mar 12, 8:16am
by Bernard Hickey
28
90 seconds at 9 am: US Treasury bond yields sharply higher as US growth signs emerge; Oil up 2%; Gold down as QE III fears recede
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell discusses the surprising break in the link between US stocks and the NZ$; also talk of a hard landing in China
16th Mar 12, 9:25pm
by Bernard Hickey
HiFX's Dan Bell discusses the surprising break in the link between US stocks and the NZ$; also talk of a hard landing in China
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China squashes Bo Xilai's 'sing red and smash black' movement; Fallout rains down on Goldman after Greg Smith's epic 'Muppets' rant; Clarke and Dawe
16th Mar 12, 8:35pm
by Bernard Hickey
53
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China squashes Bo Xilai's 'sing red and smash black' movement; Fallout rains down on Goldman after Greg Smith's epic 'Muppets' rant; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ falls under 81 USc as US$ strengthens on Fed backing away from QE III; Norway cuts rates to stop Krone rising; Goldman exec unloads on Goldman
15th Mar 12, 9:03am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ falls under 81 USc as US$ strengthens on Fed backing away from QE III; Norway cuts rates to stop Krone rising; Goldman exec unloads on Goldman
Soft landing seen for China
Monthly Emerging Asia Report: Peter Redward looks at China's latest economics data and sees a soft landing and a widening of the renminbi trading band
14th Mar 12, 7:20pm
by Bernard Hickey
7
Monthly Emerging Asia Report: Peter Redward looks at China's latest economics data and sees a soft landing and a widening of the renminbi trading band
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How Gold crushed Buffett's Coke; China's Feast coming to an end; Greek kids to malnourished to exercise; NZ dairy farmers poor pasture managers; Dilbert
14th Mar 12, 4:16pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How Gold crushed Buffett's Coke; China's Feast coming to an end; Greek kids to malnourished to exercise; NZ dairy farmers poor pasture managers; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed pledges 0% til late 2014 again, but doesn't talk about QE3; US$ rises and NZ$ falls; Dow up after US retail sales rise; Trade tensions with China growing
14th Mar 12, 9:02am
by Bernard Hickey
9
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed pledges 0% til late 2014 again, but doesn't talk about QE3; US$ rises and NZ$ falls; Dow up after US retail sales rise; Trade tensions with China growing
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Brazil's fight to stop a 'monetary Tsunami'; Mervyn King's blast at British banks; Benjamin Netanyahu's nuclear duck; How Financial repression taxes savers; Dilbert
13th Mar 12, 4:01pm
by Bernard Hickey
94
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Brazil's fight to stop a 'monetary Tsunami'; Mervyn King's blast at British banks; Benjamin Netanyahu's nuclear duck; How Financial repression taxes savers; Dilbert
House sales up 37% from year ago
REINZ reports sales volumes rose 37% in Feb from a year ago; Median house price up 1.4% from year ago
13th Mar 12, 10:10am
by Bernard Hickey
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REINZ reports sales volumes rose 37% in Feb from a year ago; Median house price up 1.4% from year ago
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: China drags yuan lower to boost exports after biggest trade deficit in more than a decade; NZ$ down at 81.7 USc as Fonterra cuts payout; Focus on Fed
13th Mar 12, 8:44am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: China drags yuan lower to boost exports after biggest trade deficit in more than a decade; NZ$ down at 81.7 USc as Fonterra cuts payout; Focus on Fed
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China a zero growth economy?; Capital outflows from China; Bjork and the very dotty Sigurdardottir; 'Chancers and rogues'; Dilberts
12th Mar 12, 2:10pm
by Bernard Hickey
42
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China a zero growth economy?; Capital outflows from China; Bjork and the very dotty Sigurdardottir; 'Chancers and rogues'; Dilberts
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: Greek Credit Default Swaps triggered; US jobs better than expected; China posts record trade deficit; Hopes for Chinese stimulus
12th Mar 12, 8:15am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: Greek Credit Default Swaps triggered; US jobs better than expected; China posts record trade deficit; Hopes for Chinese stimulus
Deja vu all over again?
Bernard Hickey warns of the dangers of relying on a strong currency to keep interest rates low. Your view?
10th Mar 12, 3:05pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey warns of the dangers of relying on a strong currency to keep interest rates low. Your view?
Never a dull moment for the NZ$
HiFX's Dan Bell discusses the RBNZ's views on the strong NZ$ amid mass money printing and looks ahead to the Fed's meeting next week
9th Mar 12, 6:32pm
by Bernard Hickey
HiFX's Dan Bell discusses the RBNZ's views on the strong NZ$ amid mass money printing and looks ahead to the Fed's meeting next week
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's impatience with Australia's miners; 'No worries. Just punish the savers'; China's slowdown may cut Australian house prices 5%; The amazing Ida Minerva Tarbell; Clarke and Dawe
9th Mar 12, 3:56pm
by Bernard Hickey
104
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's impatience with Australia's miners; 'No worries. Just punish the savers'; China's slowdown may cut Australian house prices 5%; The amazing Ida Minerva Tarbell; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: Bollard's currency warnings ignored as NZ$ jumps back to 82.5 USc; ECB, BoE, BoC hold rates at record 'money printing' lows; Brazil cuts to drag Real down
9th Mar 12, 8:51am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bollard's currency warnings ignored as NZ$ jumps back to 82.5 USc; ECB, BoE, BoC hold rates at record 'money printing' lows; Brazil cuts to drag Real down
Bollard bluffing with the wrong cards
Opinion: Bernard Hickey reckons Alan Bollard's empty bluff on the high NZ$ exposes the problems with our monetary policy framework
8th Mar 12, 1:21pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey reckons Alan Bollard's empty bluff on the high NZ$ exposes the problems with our monetary policy framework
90 seconds at 9 am
90 seconds at 9 am: US and European stocks firmer as Greek debt deal now seen passing; US jobs and business confidence firm in Feb; NZ$ at 81.9 USc
8th Mar 12, 8:31am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: US and European stocks firmer as Greek debt deal now seen passing; US jobs and business confidence firm in Feb; NZ$ at 81.9 USc