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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

Where interest rates and house prices are headed
The crystal ball: Post July 28 OCR: Where interest rates and house prices are headed over the next couple of years
28th Jul 11, 8:48pm
by Bernard Hickey
36
The crystal ball: Post July 28 OCR: Where interest rates and house prices are headed over the next couple of years
'Letting the high NZ$ do your dirty work'
Bernard Hickey argues John Key and Alan Bollard are letting the high NZ$ do their dirty work of getting re-elected and keeping inflation low in that order. Your view?
28th Jul 11, 9:40am
by Bernard Hickey
52
Bernard Hickey argues John Key and Alan Bollard are letting the high NZ$ do their dirty work of getting re-elected and keeping inflation low in that order. Your view?
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5%
RBNZ leaves OCR at 2.5%; says high NZ$ acting as a drag on economy; reduces need for further OCR hikes
28th Jul 11, 9:08am
by Bernard Hickey
84
RBNZ leaves OCR at 2.5%; says high NZ$ acting as a drag on economy; reduces need for further OCR hikes
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How QE III rebounds to slow US growth; Cartoons galore; 'Press 2 for debt ceiling outrage'; Death to Powerpoint; Paintballing taggers; Dilbert
28th Jul 11, 12:51am
by Bernard Hickey
10
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How QE III rebounds to slow US growth; Cartoons galore; 'Press 2 for debt ceiling outrage'; Death to Powerpoint; Paintballing taggers; Dilbert
Brother in law's guide to mortgages
Opinion: What Bernard Hickey says to his brother-in-law about the best mortgage rates and fixing vs floating
27th Jul 11, 3:29pm
by Bernard Hickey
28
Opinion: What Bernard Hickey says to his brother-in-law about the best mortgage rates and fixing vs floating
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits 87.4 USc overnight as investors eye new 'safe havens' of NZ$, A$ and C$ in case America defaults and/or is downgraded
27th Jul 11, 8:29am
by Bernard Hickey
15
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits 87.4 USc overnight as investors eye new 'safe havens' of NZ$, A$ and C$ in case America defaults and/or is downgraded
Westpac NZ sees OCR rising to 6%
Westpac Chief Economist Dominick Stephens forecasts OCR will rise to 6% by late 2013 and says now is time to fix
26th Jul 11, 5:53pm
by Bernard Hickey
34
Westpac Chief Economist Dominick Stephens forecasts OCR will rise to 6% by late 2013 and says now is time to fix
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China getting old before it gets rich; Obama is the plutocrat's puppet; Algorithimic Space Odyssey 2001; Stephen Colbert on the debt ceiling; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
26th Jul 11, 9:10am
by Bernard Hickey
44
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China getting old before it gets rich; Obama is the plutocrat's puppet; Algorithimic Space Odyssey 2001; Stephen Colbert on the debt ceiling; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US government nearer default as political impasse deepens, but market reaction subdued for now; IMF warns America
26th Jul 11, 8:59am
by Bernard Hickey
8
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US government nearer default as political impasse deepens, but market reaction subdued for now; IMF warns America
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Telegraph editor says: 'The left may be right after all'; 'Soil erosion may cause global starvation'; CBA's Kiwi mafia; How China extends and pretends too; Dilberts
25th Jul 11, 12:13pm
by Bernard Hickey
16
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Telegraph editor says: 'The left may be right after all'; 'Soil erosion may cause global starvation'; CBA's Kiwi mafia; How China extends and pretends too; Dilberts
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US politicians court global markets armageddon with last minute game of debt ceiling chicken
25th Jul 11, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
44
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US politicians court global markets armageddon with last minute game of debt ceiling chicken
'Why NZ needs a debt feedback loop'
Opinion: Bernard Hickey says New Zealanders and their leaders need debt feedback loop speedometers to cure their terminal short termism
25th Jul 11, 7:32am
by Bernard Hickey
38
Opinion: Bernard Hickey says New Zealanders and their leaders need debt feedback loop speedometers to cure their terminal short termism
Fonterra to cut cheese, butter prices
Fonterra says will cut domestic butter and cheese prices next month after falls in international dairy commodity prices
22nd Jul 11, 8:52pm
by Bernard Hickey
3
Fonterra says will cut domestic butter and cheese prices next month after falls in international dairy commodity prices
Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including new NZ$ highs; Europe's debt deal; America's debt ceiling debate; next week's OCR decision
22nd Jul 11, 8:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
8
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including new NZ$ highs; Europe's debt deal; America's debt ceiling debate; next week's OCR decision
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's Marshall Plan not nearly enough; Fed planning for US default; Chandler's Sino-Forest gamble; Go Gecko Gone; Dilbert
22nd Jul 11, 10:10am
by Bernard Hickey
42
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's Marshall Plan not nearly enough; Fed planning for US default; Chandler's Sino-Forest gamble; Go Gecko Gone; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hopes for European debt deal boost NZ$ to record high 86.4 USc; 'Marshall Plan' for PIGS extends loans, cuts rates; No US deal yet
22nd Jul 11, 8:57am
by Bernard Hickey
12
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hopes for European debt deal boost NZ$ to record high 86.4 USc; 'Marshall Plan' for PIGS extends loans, cuts rates; No US deal yet
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Markets on tenterhooks waiting for politicians to solve debt gridlocks on both sides of Atlantic; Key and Bollard let the high NZ$ do their dirty work
21st Jul 11, 9:06am
by Bernard Hickey
21
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Markets on tenterhooks waiting for politicians to solve debt gridlocks on both sides of Atlantic; Key and Bollard let the high NZ$ do their dirty work
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Australia's cities battening down the spending hatches; The Chinese-American debt bear hug; Not enough listings? Really?; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
21st Jul 11, 8:21am
by Bernard Hickey
78
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Australia's cities battening down the spending hatches; The Chinese-American debt bear hug; Not enough listings? Really?; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
Roost Home Loan Affordability for June
Roost Home Loan Affordability report shows first home buyer affordability at best levels since November 2004
20th Jul 11, 3:04pm
by Bernard Hickey
28
Roost Home Loan Affordability report shows first home buyer affordability at best levels since November 2004
Where interest rates and house prices are headed
The crystal ball: Where interest rates and house prices are headed over the next couple of years
20th Jul 11, 10:39am
by Bernard Hickey
132
The crystal ball: Where interest rates and house prices are headed over the next couple of years
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hopes for US debt ceiling plan boost NZ$ to record high vs US$, Pound, Euro; Dow up 1.6%; Oil up 1.7%; Murdoch eats humble (cream) pie
20th Jul 11, 9:03am
by Bernard Hickey
34
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hopes for US debt ceiling plan boost NZ$ to record high vs US$, Pound, Euro; Dow up 1.6%; Oil up 1.7%; Murdoch eats humble (cream) pie
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: European debt crisis' 'new and dangerous'; Chinese police gun down Uighur rioters; Fun with Euro bank stress tests; China's bridges to nowhere; Dilbert
19th Jul 11, 2:15pm
by Bernard Hickey
24
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: European debt crisis' 'new and dangerous'; Chinese police gun down Uighur rioters; Fun with Euro bank stress tests; China's bridges to nowhere; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits record over US$1,600/oz on safe haven buying as European and US debt crises rumble on; Banks stocks slide
19th Jul 11, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
21
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Gold hits record over US$1,600/oz on safe haven buying as European and US debt crises rumble on; Banks stocks slide
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Explaining Europe's debt contagion morass; Japan and China the masters of financial repression; Gold the ultimate safe haven?; Dilbert
18th Jul 11, 4:34pm
by Bernard Hickey
38
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Explaining Europe's debt contagion morass; Japan and China the masters of financial repression; Gold the ultimate safe haven?; Dilbert
'Labour's CGT doesn't solve the problem'
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues Labour's CGT plan doesn't solve the problem of our foreign debt and dividend drain. Your view?
18th Jul 11, 10:43am
by Bernard Hickey
62
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues Labour's CGT plan doesn't solve the problem of our foreign debt and dividend drain. Your view?