Bernard Hickey | interest.co.nz

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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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

6th Nov 11, 1:14pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

5th Nov 11, 12:50pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

5th Nov 11, 10:00am

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

4th Nov 11, 6:23pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

4th Nov 11, 7:58am

by Bernard Hickey

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

3rd Nov 11, 4:06pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

3rd Nov 11, 9:13am

by Bernard Hickey

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?

2nd Nov 11, 7:51pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

2nd Nov 11, 7:13pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

2nd Nov 11, 11:14am

by Bernard Hickey

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

2nd Nov 11, 8:55am

by Bernard Hickey

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

1st Nov 11, 8:01pm

by Bernard Hickey

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%

1st Nov 11, 5:33pm

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

1st Nov 11, 4:15pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

1st Nov 11, 9:01am

by Bernard Hickey

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

31st Oct 11, 2:00pm

by Bernard Hickey

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

31st Oct 11, 9:01am

by Bernard Hickey

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'

30th Oct 11, 10:21am

by Bernard Hickey

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

28th Oct 11, 6:58pm

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

28th Oct 11, 9:02am

by Bernard Hickey

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

27th Oct 11, 6:24pm

by Bernard Hickey

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'

27th Oct 11, 12:41pm

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?

27th Oct 11, 9:21am

by Bernard Hickey

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

27th Oct 11, 9:05am

by Bernard Hickey

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

26th Oct 11, 11:56pm

by Bernard Hickey

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