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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

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ near record high on Greek relief rally; July 1 first day for FMA, rural lending rules, new reinsurance deals and no QE II
1st Jul 11, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ near record high on Greek relief rally; July 1 first day for FMA, rural lending rules, new reinsurance deals and no QE II
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Loukanikos the Greek freedom dog; Extending and pretending on the never, never; Greek Brady Bonds; Arianna's view; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
30th Jun 11, 2:33pm
by Bernard Hickey
28
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Loukanikos the Greek freedom dog; Extending and pretending on the never, never; Greek Brady Bonds; Arianna's view; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
Business confidence solid in June
Net 47% of businesses in National Bank's June survey expect general business conditions to improve, up 7% from May. NZ$ jumps to 82.9 USc
30th Jun 11, 1:25pm
by Bernard Hickey
2
Net 47% of businesses in National Bank's June survey expect general business conditions to improve, up 7% from May. NZ$ jumps to 82.9 USc
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek parliament votes for austerity plan; First of many hurdles for Euro debt; NZ$ over 82 USc; TWI at 71; US threatened with D rating
30th Jun 11, 9:04am
by Bernard Hickey
15
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek parliament votes for austerity plan; First of many hurdles for Euro debt; NZ$ over 82 USc; TWI at 71; US threatened with D rating
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why China can't be relied on (Parts 1-III); A fleeing central banker called Fitrat; The 3-D hurricane of debt; Wind farms blowing the earth off its axis; Dilbert
29th Jun 11, 12:50pm
by Bernard Hickey
29
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why China can't be relied on (Parts 1-III); A fleeing central banker called Fitrat; The 3-D hurricane of debt; Wind farms blowing the earth off its axis; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US confidence weak; US house prices fall; No plan B for Greece; Fire bombs and tear gas in Athens; ECB to hike
29th Jun 11, 9:01am
by Bernard Hickey
10
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: US confidence weak; US house prices fall; No plan B for Greece; Fire bombs and tear gas in Athens; ECB to hike
A national insurance policy for NZ
Opinion: Bernard Hickey likes the idea of NZ taking out national insurance against a global financial meltdown. Your view?
29th Jun 11, 7:36am
by Bernard Hickey
91
Opinion: Bernard Hickey likes the idea of NZ taking out national insurance against a global financial meltdown. Your view?
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Time for Germans to finally pay WWII reparations to Greeks?; China's corrupt (and rich) emigrants; Extend and Pretend again; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
28th Jun 11, 1:02pm
by Bernard Hickey
56
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Time for Germans to finally pay WWII reparations to Greeks?; China's corrupt (and rich) emigrants; Extend and Pretend again; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Euro stabilises on Greek austerity vote hopes; Communists storm Acropolis; US consumer spending flat
28th Jun 11, 9:02am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Euro stabilises on Greek austerity vote hopes; Communists storm Acropolis; US consumer spending flat
ChrisJ's latest quake situation
Quake experience: ChrisJ details his frustrations with insurers and the government response in Christchurch
27th Jun 11, 4:36pm
by Bernard Hickey
115
Quake experience: ChrisJ details his frustrations with insurers and the government response in Christchurch
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Euro meltdown report; Greek protestors throw yoghurt; Greek coup talk grows; Soros eyes euro breakup; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
27th Jun 11, 1:24pm
by Bernard Hickey
38
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Euro meltdown report; Greek protestors throw yoghurt; Greek coup talk grows; Soros eyes euro breakup; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
Trade surplus lower than expected
NZ records trade surplus in May after exports rise 10.2% to NZ$4.6 bln while imports rise 17.3% to NZ$4.0 bln
27th Jun 11, 11:11am
by Bernard Hickey
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NZ records trade surplus in May after exports rise 10.2% to NZ$4.6 bln while imports rise 17.3% to NZ$4.0 bln
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Italian bank concerns as Greek contagion spreads; BIS tells central banks to hike; Local councils uninsured
27th Jun 11, 9:07am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Italian bank concerns as Greek contagion spreads; BIS tells central banks to hike; Local councils uninsured
Weekend Top 10 with NZ Mint
Weekend Top 10 with NZ Mint: Macro Forum special: NZers' Woody Allen complex; An Irishman warns NZ; Stuck in a commodities rut; Our high NZ$ and what we can't do about it; My macro-frustration; Dilbert
25th Jun 11, 2:19pm
by Bernard Hickey
145
Weekend Top 10 with NZ Mint: Macro Forum special: NZers' Woody Allen complex; An Irishman warns NZ; Stuck in a commodities rut; Our high NZ$ and what we can't do about it; My macro-frustration; Dilbert
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's extend and pretend strategy intact for another day; Socialism best for capitalism; China's stuttering consumers; Dilbert
22nd Jun 11, 7:17pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Europe's extend and pretend strategy intact for another day; Socialism best for capitalism; China's stuttering consumers; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Key Greek vote looms; Financial markets on tenterhooks; SAB Miller bids A$9.5 bln for Foster's; ChCh rebuild decisions near
22nd Jun 11, 8:53am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Key Greek vote looms; Financial markets on tenterhooks; SAB Miller bids A$9.5 bln for Foster's; ChCh rebuild decisions near
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Which banks are hammered on ouzo debt; Euro-dithering before the Greek confidence vote; Special visas for Chinese bach buyers?; Muppets and consumerism; Dilbert
21st Jun 11, 5:27pm
by Bernard Hickey
40
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Which banks are hammered on ouzo debt; Euro-dithering before the Greek confidence vote; Special visas for Chinese bach buyers?; Muppets and consumerism; Dilbert
Allan Hubbard charged with fraud
Serious Fraud Office charges Allan Hubbard with 50 counts of criminal fraud in Timaru District Court. Hubbard lawyers 'strenuously deny' charges.
20th Jun 11, 1:23pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Serious Fraud Office charges Allan Hubbard with 50 counts of criminal fraud in Timaru District Court. Hubbard lawyers 'strenuously deny' charges.
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Russians to buy A$; Australians give up on quarter acre paradise dream; Google's tax dodging; A Greek tragedy; Cartoons galore; Dilberts
20th Jun 11, 12:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Russians to buy A$; Australians give up on quarter acre paradise dream; Google's tax dodging; A Greek tragedy; Cartoons galore; Dilberts
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am: Stop gap loan for Greece; Some UK banks stop lending to European banks; Quake rebuilding news due Wednesday; Field days spending
20th Jun 11, 9:02am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am: Stop gap loan for Greece; Some UK banks stop lending to European banks; Quake rebuilding news due Wednesday; Field days spending
What the ouzo crisis means for NZ
Bernard Hickey look at how the European debt crisis might influence interest rates and lending appetites here
20th Jun 11, 7:48am
by Bernard Hickey
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Bernard Hickey look at how the European debt crisis might influence interest rates and lending appetites here
Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including Greek debt turmoil, America's slowdown and the NZ dollar's fall
17th Jun 11, 7:41pm
by Bernard Hickey
15
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including Greek debt turmoil, America's slowdown and the NZ dollar's fall
Roost Home Loan Affordability for May
Roost report shows home loan affordability improves in May to best levels since April 2004 due to low interest rates and lower house prices
17th Jun 11, 6:55pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Roost report shows home loan affordability improves in May to best levels since April 2004 due to low interest rates and lower house prices
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Key sees two decades of sky-high commodity prices; The problem with low interest rates; Debt ceiling chicken; Irish haircut threat; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
17th Jun 11, 12:40pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Key sees two decades of sky-high commodity prices; The problem with low interest rates; Debt ceiling chicken; Irish haircut threat; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Philly Fed survey shows weak US output; Basel III capital surcharge fear; Aussie stocks slammed; Greek fears grow; NZ$ down
17th Jun 11, 9:04am
by Bernard Hickey
53
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Philly Fed survey shows weak US output; Basel III capital surcharge fear; Aussie stocks slammed; Greek fears grow; NZ$ down