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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

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The Great Disruption to unsustainable non-growth; Asia's non-decoupling; Matt Taibbi's advice to occupy Wall St; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The Great Disruption to unsustainable non-growth; Asia's non-decoupling; Matt Taibbi's advice to occupy Wall St; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: IMF cuts Asian growth forecast; China slowdown fear; European banks wobble; Copper price falls; NZ$ down too
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: IMF cuts Asian growth forecast; China slowdown fear; European banks wobble; Copper price falls; NZ$ down too
Morning Marcus: Port of Tauranga; Bach tax; Panamanian fraud
Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about Rena's economic impacts; a crackdown on claiming for baches and Panamanian fraud
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about Rena's economic impacts; a crackdown on claiming for baches and Panamanian fraud
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Safe haven for Wall St bankers in NZ; Low US rates not working and create more pension pain; Goldman's UK tax break; Obama punches banker; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Safe haven for Wall St bankers in NZ; Low US rates not working and create more pension pain; Goldman's UK tax break; Obama punches banker; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Eurostoxx, Dow, NZ$ rise on hopes Europe might solve crisis; Slovakia backs rescue; US senate passes anti-China imports bill
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Eurostoxx, Dow, NZ$ rise on hopes Europe might solve crisis; Slovakia backs rescue; US senate passes anti-China imports bill
Morning Marcus: Fletcher's slump; House prices
Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about Fletcher Building's profit warning and 12% share slump; House prices firm in central Auckland
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about Fletcher Building's profit warning and 12% share slump; House prices firm in central Auckland
NZICA slams IRD on holiday homes
NZICA says IRD's plans to stop holiday home owners from claiming tax for private use of homes will create complexity and inefficiency
by Bernard Hickey
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NZICA says IRD's plans to stop holiday home owners from claiming tax for private use of homes will create complexity and inefficiency
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'King Claw's ponzi scheme in China's 'BMW Town'; CERA-mandated overcharging; 'A crisis of bigness'; Exec pay spiral (up); Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'King Claw's ponzi scheme in China's 'BMW Town'; CERA-mandated overcharging; 'A crisis of bigness'; Exec pay spiral (up); Dilbert
No September house sales bounce
REINZ says house sales volumes up just 43 in September from August to 5,235; Median price down NZ$5,000 to NZ$350,000
by Bernard Hickey
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REINZ says house sales volumes up just 43 in September from August to 5,235; Median price down NZ$5,000 to NZ$350,000
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greece wins fresh bailout funds; ECB warns financial crisis turning systemic; Euro summit delayed; China buys bank shares; NZ$ over 78 USc
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greece wins fresh bailout funds; ECB warns financial crisis turning systemic; Euro summit delayed; China buys bank shares; NZ$ over 78 USc
Morning Marcus: Budget deficit; Levy tripled; RWC a dud
Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about a record budget deficit; the tripling of the EQC levy and the Rugby World Cup's economic failure
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about a record budget deficit; the tripling of the EQC levy and the Rugby World Cup's economic failure
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: IMF advisor's warning of meltdown within 2-3 weeks; Obama's free pass for Wall St; Money in politics; Turning Japanese charts; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: IMF advisor's warning of meltdown within 2-3 weeks; Obama's free pass for Wall St; Money in politics; Turning Japanese charts; Dilbert
What's needed to get back to AA+
Opinion: Bernard Hickey says New Zealanders would have to break the habits of a lifetime to win back a AA+ credit rating
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey says New Zealanders would have to break the habits of a lifetime to win back a AA+ credit rating
Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including more European money printing and the NZ$'s bounce
by Bernard Hickey
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including more European money printing and the NZ$'s bounce
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's intractable banking capital problems; US drums beating for China trade war; Futuristic campervan; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's intractable banking capital problems; US drums beating for China trade war; Futuristic campervan; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
Bank of India aims for NZ$25 mln
Bank of India aims for NZ$25 mln of lending in first year as it opens first NZ branch; targets 120,000 Indians in New Zealand and growing trade flows ahead of FTA
by Bernard Hickey
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Bank of India aims for NZ$25 mln of lending in first year as it opens first NZ branch; targets 120,000 Indians in New Zealand and growing trade flows ahead of FTA
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Bank of England Governor fires up printing presses and warns of worst crisis since 1930s; ECB to buy bonds too; Global stocks, NZ$ surge
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Bank of England Governor fires up printing presses and warns of worst crisis since 1930s; ECB to buy bonds too; Global stocks, NZ$ surge
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Protectionism and depression loom'; Michael Lewis on Wall St as a parasite killing its host; Too much saving and too much debt; 'Brokers worse than psychopaths'; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'Protectionism and depression loom'; Michael Lewis on Wall St as a parasite killing its host; Too much saving and too much debt; 'Brokers worse than psychopaths'; Dilbert
Weldon leaving NZX after almost 10 yrs
NZX CEO Mark Weldon to step down next year after almost a decade; no mention of his next role or a successor. Your view?
by Bernard Hickey
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NZX CEO Mark Weldon to step down next year after almost a decade; no mention of his next role or a successor. Your view?
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: European stocks, US stocks, oil and NZ$ surge on hopes for European bank recapitalisation
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: European stocks, US stocks, oil and NZ$ surge on hopes for European bank recapitalisation
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: S&P 'bends over for bankers and takes it', before rating toxic junk AAA; The 1%ers and the 99%ers; 4 Chinese hard landing signs; Back to the USSR; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: S&P 'bends over for bankers and takes it', before rating toxic junk AAA; The 1%ers and the 99%ers; 4 Chinese hard landing signs; Back to the USSR; Dilbert
Barfoots reports lower Sept sales
Barfoot and Thompson says house sales drop in Sept from Aug; 1st year since 2007; Average sales price up 3.2% as top end properties sell well
by Bernard Hickey
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Barfoot and Thompson says house sales drop in Sept from Aug; 1st year since 2007; Average sales price up 3.2% as top end properties sell well
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: European stocks slide on Greek default fear; US volatile on hope for European bank recapitalisation; NZ$ under 75 USc
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: European stocks slide on Greek default fear; US volatile on hope for European bank recapitalisation; NZ$ under 75 USc
Morning Marcus: iPhone 5; US-China trade war; Key's Super mistake
Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about a possible US vs China trade war; the iPhone 5 launch and John Key's big Super mistake
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey talks with Marcus Lush on Radio Live at 6.50 am about a possible US vs China trade war; the iPhone 5 launch and John Key's big Super mistake
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Panic in US bank stock trading as CDS spreads blow out; 'US banks are Amercia's financial Vietnam'; Obama's jobs plan dead; Dr Copper's hammering; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Panic in US bank stock trading as CDS spreads blow out; 'US banks are Amercia's financial Vietnam'; Obama's jobs plan dead; Dr Copper's hammering; Dilbert