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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

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Ultimate death by debt; Growing energy inefficiency; What QE III might look; Why a Greek default would hammer US banks; Dilbert
16th Jun 11, 3:57pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Ultimate death by debt; Growing energy inefficiency; What QE III might look; Why a Greek default would hammer US banks; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Global markets in turmoil as Greek bailout deal stalls and contagion fears grow; S&P 500 down 2%; Oil down 5%; Euro slumps; NZ$ at 80 USc
16th Jun 11, 8:10am
by Bernard Hickey
67
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Global markets in turmoil as Greek bailout deal stalls and contagion fears grow; S&P 500 down 2%; Oil down 5%; Euro slumps; NZ$ at 80 USc
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US housing slump officially worse than Depression; QBE profit hit; Civil unrest spreads in China; The amazing Sung-bong Choi; Dilbert
15th Jun 11, 2:40pm
by Bernard Hickey
46
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: US housing slump officially worse than Depression; QBE profit hit; Civil unrest spreads in China; The amazing Sung-bong Choi; Dilbert
Total quake losses may hit NZ$28 bln
US insurance risk analyst EQECAT estimates total Christchurch insurance bill may hit NZ$28 bln with big new losses on Monday. Your view?
15th Jun 11, 12:24pm
by Bernard Hickey
53
US insurance risk analyst EQECAT estimates total Christchurch insurance bill may hit NZ$28 bln with big new losses on Monday. Your view?
FMA blocks Geneva borrowing
FMA uses new powers to stop Gevena Finance borrowing from the public after it breached its loan deal with Bank of Scotland
15th Jun 11, 11:16am
by Bernard Hickey
9
FMA uses new powers to stop Gevena Finance borrowing from the public after it breached its loan deal with Bank of Scotland
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: China's growth slowing as it fights rising inflation; Bernanke warns of markets disaster if US debt ceiling not lifted
15th Jun 11, 9:03am
by Bernard Hickey
41
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: China's growth slowing as it fights rising inflation; Bernanke warns of markets disaster if US debt ceiling not lifted
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Korda Mentha milks the cows; Greek parliamentary escape tunnel cleared; US debt worse than Greek debt, says PIMCO; Dilbert
14th Jun 11, 12:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
24
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Korda Mentha milks the cows; Greek parliamentary escape tunnel cleared; US debt worse than Greek debt, says PIMCO; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: New ChCh quakes may delay recovery, OCR hikes; Fresh reinsurance fears; Greek rating slashed; Roubini's China warning
14th Jun 11, 8:58am
by Bernard Hickey
43
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: New ChCh quakes may delay recovery, OCR hikes; Fresh reinsurance fears; Greek rating slashed; Roubini's China warning
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Roubini picks perfect storm for global economy in 2013; Germans play with Euro fire over Greece; Vero's hard line in Christchurch; Dilbert
13th Jun 11, 4:38pm
by Bernard Hickey
45
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Roubini picks perfect storm for global economy in 2013; Germans play with Euro fire over Greece; Vero's hard line in Christchurch; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Sky City wants concessions to go ahead with NZ$350 mln convention centre; Dow down 1.4% and below 12,000; More China hikes?
13th Jun 11, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
3
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Sky City wants concessions to go ahead with NZ$350 mln convention centre; Dow down 1.4% and below 12,000; More China hikes?
John Key the master NZ$ tactician
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ needs long term thinking rather than tactics on the NZ$'s rise into the stratosphere
13th Jun 11, 8:04am
by Bernard Hickey
83
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ needs long term thinking rather than tactics on the NZ$'s rise into the stratosphere
Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including the NZ$'s new record high, RBNZ's OCR and intervention talk, Greek debt woes and weak Aussie jobs
11th Jun 11, 11:42am
by Bernard Hickey
1
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including the NZ$'s new record high, RBNZ's OCR and intervention talk, Greek debt woes and weak Aussie jobs
Christchurch to raise rates 7.1%
Christchurch City Council announces plans for 7.1% rates increase this year and deficits of NZ$73.8 mln over next 3 years
10th Jun 11, 6:44pm
by Bernard Hickey
31
Christchurch City Council announces plans for 7.1% rates increase this year and deficits of NZ$73.8 mln over next 3 years
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese house prices falling; Beijing house prices were 32 times income; China's Skyscraper Index; Why Sino-Forest has the Muddy Waters blues; Cartoons galore; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
10th Jun 11, 3:16pm
by Bernard Hickey
30
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese house prices falling; Beijing house prices were 32 times income; China's Skyscraper Index; Why Sino-Forest has the Muddy Waters blues; Cartoons galore; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits 83 USc. 50.6p and 71.1 on TWI after RBNZ's higher rates warning; Dovish ECB holds rates; Dow rises
10th Jun 11, 8:11am
by Bernard Hickey
17
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: NZ$ hits 83 USc. 50.6p and 71.1 on TWI after RBNZ's higher rates warning; Dovish ECB holds rates; Dow rises
'Doing nothing while we get poorer'
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the RBNZ is doing nothing to turn around New Zealand's slide into poverty through foreign borrowing and asset sales. Your view?
9th Jun 11, 9:23am
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the RBNZ is doing nothing to turn around New Zealand's slide into poverty through foreign borrowing and asset sales. Your view?
RBNZ holds OCR but hikes forecast
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% as expected; sees OCR rising gradually over next 2 years; says high NZ$ constraining economic rebalancing
9th Jun 11, 9:13am
by Bernard Hickey
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RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% as expected; sees OCR rising gradually over next 2 years; says high NZ$ constraining economic rebalancing
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Oil price jumps as OPEC refuses to lift output; Moody's warns may cut UK rating; German output weak
9th Jun 11, 7:41am
by Bernard Hickey
15
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Oil price jumps as OPEC refuses to lift output; Moody's warns may cut UK rating; German output weak
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: In pursuit of eudaemonia; The rage of Europe's young 'Los Indinados'; Ireland wedded to the euro until default; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
9th Jun 11, 12:17am
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: In pursuit of eudaemonia; The rage of Europe's young 'Los Indinados'; Ireland wedded to the euro until default; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
House values flat in May, says QV
QV reports NZ house values flat in May and still 5.7% below peak of late 2007; Auckland values rising; Wellington values falling. Your view?
8th Jun 11, 12:27pm
by Bernard Hickey
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QV reports NZ house values flat in May and still 5.7% below peak of late 2007; Auckland values rising; Wellington values falling. Your view?
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Do companies pay their fair share of taxes?; NZ and US world's lowest pollution taxers; China's big debt shuffle; UK house prices falling fast; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
8th Jun 11, 12:12pm
by Bernard Hickey
30
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Do companies pay their fair share of taxes?; NZ and US world's lowest pollution taxers; China's big debt shuffle; UK house prices falling fast; Cartoons galore; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Bernanke says US recovery uneven, frustratingly slow, but no sign of QE III; NZ$ firm after RBA's dovish comments; CERA eyes tax breaks
8th Jun 11, 9:00am
by Bernard Hickey
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Bernanke says US recovery uneven, frustratingly slow, but no sign of QE III; NZ$ firm after RBA's dovish comments; CERA eyes tax breaks
Why we need a bailout from the IRB
Opinion: Our government should renegotiate its Rugby World Cup deal with the IRB to limit our likely losses because of the earthquake
6th Jun 11, 1:57pm
by Bernard Hickey
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Opinion: Our government should renegotiate its Rugby World Cup deal with the IRB to limit our likely losses because of the earthquake
Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including the NZ$'s record high, QE III talk; looks ahead to 'central bank week'; RBNZ intervention?
4th Jun 11, 4:34pm
by Bernard Hickey
1
Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's currencies moves, including the NZ$'s record high, QE III talk; looks ahead to 'central bank week'; RBNZ intervention?
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Billion price project for NZ?; The real problem in US and Europe - too much debt; Blatter = Qadaffi; Ostrich hoodie; Tall Dwarfs; Dilbert
2nd Jun 11, 11:01am
by Bernard Hickey
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Billion price project for NZ?; The real problem in US and Europe - too much debt; Blatter = Qadaffi; Ostrich hoodie; Tall Dwarfs; Dilbert