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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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16 years 10 months

Latest articles

NZ banks are amazingly profitable
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ's big four banks shouldn't be making such big and growing profits while our economy and lending growth is so weak
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ's big four banks shouldn't be making such big and growing profits while our economy and lending growth is so weak
Bank Transfer Day spreads to NZ
US Bank Transfer Day campaign spreads to New Zealand on Guy Fawkes Day; credit unions eye shift of customers from big 4 banks
by Bernard Hickey
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US Bank Transfer Day campaign spreads to New Zealand on Guy Fawkes Day; credit unions eye shift of customers from big 4 banks
Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including the NZ$'s drop as the European crisis returned; focus on G20, Fed, BoJ, ECB, RBA
by Bernard Hickey
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including the NZ$'s drop as the European crisis returned; focus on G20, Fed, BoJ, ECB, RBA
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Don't worry, aliens will save Europe by buying its debt'; MF Global's window dressing; Clarke and Dawe on an $800 mln cup of tea; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Don't worry, aliens will save Europe by buying its debt'; MF Global's window dressing; Clarke and Dawe on an $800 mln cup of tea; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek PM reverses plan for referendum on Euro ahead of confidence vote; US, European stocks up; NZ$ rises
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek PM reverses plan for referendum on Euro ahead of confidence vote; US, European stocks up; NZ$ rises
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Slay the false god of disposability; Robin Hood Tax to go before Congress; Obama's chance to prove he's not Wall St's boy; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Slay the false god of disposability; Robin Hood Tax to go before Congress; Obama's chance to prove he's not Wall St's boy; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Fed lowers growth outlook, but holds back from more money printing; NZ$ under 79 USc ahead of G20 summit, NZ jobs data
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Fed lowers growth outlook, but holds back from more money printing; NZ$ under 79 USc ahead of G20 summit, NZ jobs data
ANZ, National, BNZ cut rates
National and ANZ joins KiwiBank, ASB, Westpac, TSB with fixed mortgage rate cuts, but leaves floating rates unchanged and below fixed rates. Fixed vs floating? Your view?
by Bernard Hickey
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National and ANZ joins KiwiBank, ASB, Westpac, TSB with fixed mortgage rate cuts, but leaves floating rates unchanged and below fixed rates. Fixed vs floating? Your view?
First National reports 17% sales rise
First National reports 17% rise in confirmed sales in Oct from Sept, but says buyer enquiries dropped in late Oct on RWC, Greek woes
by Bernard Hickey
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First National reports 17% rise in confirmed sales in Oct from Sept, but says buyer enquiries dropped in late Oct on RWC, Greek woes
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Can a debt crisis be solved with more debt?; Bonds better than stocks for last 30 years; Germans printing marks?; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Can a debt crisis be solved with more debt?; Bonds better than stocks for last 30 years; Germans printing marks?; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Shock Greek referendum call slams European and US stocks; NZ$ falls under 80 USc; RBA cuts cash rate
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Shock Greek referendum call slams European and US stocks; NZ$ falls under 80 USc; RBA cuts cash rate
Real estate asking prices hit highs
Asking prices at record highs in realestate.co.nz listings in October, but new listings drop 11% in seasonally adjusted terms
by Bernard Hickey
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Asking prices at record highs in realestate.co.nz listings in October, but new listings drop 11% in seasonally adjusted terms
RBA cuts rate; A$ falls vs NZ$
BusinessDesk: NZ dollar gains again Aust dollar as RBA cuts cash rate a quarter-point to 4.5%
by Bernard Hickey
BusinessDesk: NZ dollar gains again Aust dollar as RBA cuts cash rate a quarter-point to 4.5%
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Jeremy Paxman's Baby Boomers the Worst Generation; Europe's giant con job unravelling; CDS bomb wired to explode; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Jeremy Paxman's Baby Boomers the Worst Generation; Europe's giant con job unravelling; CDS bomb wired to explode; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: MF Global files for bankruptcy; US, European stocks slide on Euro rescue doubts; Greece calls for EU deal referendum; NZ$ under 81 USc
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: MF Global files for bankruptcy; US, European stocks slide on Euro rescue doubts; Greece calls for EU deal referendum; NZ$ under 81 USc
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's bank funding still frozen; China's toxic 'gutter oil'; A 1 tonne golden Kangaroo; America's US$1 bln railway fraud; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's bank funding still frozen; China's toxic 'gutter oil'; A 1 tonne golden Kangaroo; America's US$1 bln railway fraud; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Qantas ordered to resume flights later today; China says 'can't rescue' Europe; MF Global in crisis sale talks; Chinese bid for Pike River
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Qantas ordered to resume flights later today; China says 'can't rescue' Europe; MF Global in crisis sale talks; Chinese bid for Pike River
'Dear Sir John Key. Happy 65th birthday'
Opinion: 'Dear Sir John Key. Happy 65th birthday. Hope you are enjoying your pension. We can't afford to give you a present. Cheers. From the youth of 2026'
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: 'Dear Sir John Key. Happy 65th birthday. Hope you are enjoying your pension. We can't afford to give you a present. Cheers. From the youth of 2026'
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bernie Madoff feeling safe and happy in jail; China demands silence on yuan for European bailout; Perth house prices down 5.7%; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bernie Madoff feeling safe and happy in jail; China demands silence on yuan for European bailout; Perth house prices down 5.7%; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: European and US stocks 'europhoric' over summit deal; NZ$ over 82 USc; US GDP up at annual rate of 2.5% in Q3
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: European and US stocks 'europhoric' over summit deal; NZ$ over 82 USc; US GDP up at annual rate of 2.5% in Q3
Will fortune favour Labour's savings bravery?
Opinion: Bernard Hickey thinks Labour should be congratulated for risking electoral pain for long term economic gain with its compulsory savings plan
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey thinks Labour should be congratulated for risking electoral pain for long term economic gain with its compulsory savings plan
Dominion Finance's Butler charged
SFO charges Dominion Finance Directors Terry Butler and Robert Whale, and CEO Paul Cropp with 14 counts of 'theft by a person in special relationship'
by Bernard Hickey
SFO charges Dominion Finance Directors Terry Butler and Robert Whale, and CEO Paul Cropp with 14 counts of 'theft by a person in special relationship'
Alan Bollard is slowly turning Japanese
Opinion: Bernard Hickey reckons lower rates for even longer and longer show Alan Bollard and the NZ economy are ever so slowly turning Japanese. Your view?
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey reckons lower rates for even longer and longer show Alan Bollard and the NZ economy are ever so slowly turning Japanese. Your view?
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% for now; relaxed on underlying inflation in middle of 1-3% target band; future OCR hikes needed, but only if global fallout mild
by Bernard Hickey
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RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% for now; relaxed on underlying inflation in middle of 1-3% target band; future OCR hikes needed, but only if global fallout mild
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe 'close to explosion', says Sarkozy; China's open home riot after prices cut; US banks awash in cash; Italian implosion nearer; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe 'close to explosion', says Sarkozy; China's open home riot after prices cut; US banks awash in cash; Italian implosion nearer; Dilbert