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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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'US should prosecute Goldman Sachs'; Chinese wages to overtake US wages by 2016?; Aussie house prices to fall 5-10%; Raj convicted; Dilbert

12th May 11, 2:35pm

by Bernard Hickey

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'US should prosecute Goldman Sachs'; Chinese wages to overtake US wages by 2016?; Aussie house prices to fall 5-10%; Raj convicted; Dilbert

AMI admits capital shortage

AMI admits February 22 quake claims will blow out its reinsurance cover and it needs fresh capital to repay taxpayer backstop

12th May 11, 12:16pm

by Bernard Hickey

AMI admits February 22 quake claims will blow out its reinsurance cover and it needs fresh capital to repay taxpayer backstop

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Oil falls under US$99/bbl as US stocks rise and growth fears emerge; Chinese, British inflation above forecasts; NZ$ below 79 USc

12th May 11, 9:02am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Oil falls under US$99/bbl as US stocks rise and growth fears emerge; Chinese, British inflation above forecasts; NZ$ below 79 USc

'The wrong type of spending cut'

Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the KiwiSaver tax credit cut is the wrong type of budget cut. Key should instead cut spending and raise taxes

11th May 11, 2:56pm

by Bernard Hickey

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Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues the KiwiSaver tax credit cut is the wrong type of budget cut. Key should instead cut spending and raise taxes

RBNZ toughens farm lending rules

RBNZ to toughen capital rules for farm lending from June 30 back to levels seen in early 2000s; sees higher commodity prices helping farmers to service debts

11th May 11, 9:04am

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ to toughen capital rules for farm lending from June 30 back to levels seen in early 2000s; sees higher commodity prices helping farmers to service debts

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Australian budget heading back to surplus; NZ budget set for record deficit; KiwiSaver, Working for Families cuts expected

11th May 11, 7:43am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Australian budget heading back to surplus; NZ budget set for record deficit; KiwiSaver, Working for Families cuts expected

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Ponsi sees oil price slump on tighter CME margins; NZ's surprising inequality; Margin debt at bubble levels; AMI CEO in Bermuda; Dilbert

10th May 11, 6:48pm

by Bernard Hickey

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Ponsi sees oil price slump on tighter CME margins; NZ's surprising inequality; Margin debt at bubble levels; AMI CEO in Bermuda; Dilbert

QV says house prices stabilising

QV sees stabilising of house prices in Auckland spreading to other areas; says activity drying up after Easter

10th May 11, 12:37pm

by Bernard Hickey

QV sees stabilising of house prices in Auckland spreading to other areas; says activity drying up after Easter

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Business confidence best in 18 mths; Australian budget set for surplus; Oil back to US$103/bbl; Greece slashed to B

10th May 11, 8:59am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Business confidence best in 18 mths; Australian budget set for surplus; Oil back to US$103/bbl; Greece slashed to B

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why global growth is not enough to escape the debt; Achtung Schulden; How stuffed Ireland really is; That bastard Bernard; Tony Alexander's house price forecast; Dilbert

9th May 11, 2:05pm

by Bernard Hickey

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why global growth is not enough to escape the debt; Achtung Schulden; How stuffed Ireland really is; That bastard Bernard; Tony Alexander's house price forecast; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek euro withdrawal threat; US jobs better; Silver crashes; Farm loan rule tightening; Shell cuts 6c/ltr; Aussie Southern Cross deal?

9th May 11, 9:00am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek euro withdrawal threat; US jobs better; Silver crashes; Farm loan rule tightening; Shell cuts 6c/ltr; Aussie Southern Cross deal?

It's time to catch the tax cheats

Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ Inc should crack down on tax cheating via family trusts and tax havens to avoid national bankruptcy

9th May 11, 7:52am

by Bernard Hickey

Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues NZ Inc should crack down on tax cheating via family trusts and tax havens to avoid national bankruptcy

Dan Bell's weekly currencies outlook

Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's commodities and currencies turmoil; looks ahead on China economy, US jobs and NZ$, US$, A$, Pound, Euro

6th May 11, 6:14pm

by Bernard Hickey

Double Shot Interview: HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's commodities and currencies turmoil; looks ahead on China economy, US jobs and NZ$, US$, A$, Pound, Euro

Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint

Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Why food prices are rising; Should the US sell its gold?; What the ECB meant; World population to hit 10 bln; Why headline inflation matters; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert

6th May 11, 1:16pm

by Bernard Hickey

Auckland rents drop in April

Barfoot and Thompson reports average rents fell NZ$13/week to NZ$421/week in April, but still 5.7% up from year ago

6th May 11, 10:34am

by Bernard Hickey

Barfoot and Thompson reports average rents fell NZ$13/week to NZ$421/week in April, but still 5.7% up from year ago

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Oil slumps under US$100/bbl; Euro falls 4 USc after ECB holds; NZ$ hits 78 USc; Moves could cut petrol price to NZ$2.10/ltr

6th May 11, 8:59am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Oil slumps under US$100/bbl; Euro falls 4 USc after ECB holds; NZ$ hits 78 USc; Moves could cut petrol price to NZ$2.10/ltr

RBNZ grappling with asset bubbles

RBNZ says trying to identify asset bubbles a challenge for central banks post-crisis; also paying more attention to monetary trends

5th May 11, 7:12pm

by Bernard Hickey

RBNZ says trying to identify asset bubbles a challenge for central banks post-crisis; also paying more attention to monetary trends

Trustee class action suit swamped

Australian-backed class action over finance company collapses gathers 2,200 claimants, including family trusts and others who lost millions

5th May 11, 3:42pm

by Bernard Hickey

Australian-backed class action over finance company collapses gathers 2,200 claimants, including family trusts and others who lost millions

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Osama an Arsenal fan; Mortgage holidays extend and pretend; China's Mercantilist Confucianism; NZ's misery index at 20 year highs; Dilbert

5th May 11, 2:33pm

by Bernard Hickey

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Osama an Arsenal fan; Mortgage holidays extend and pretend; China's Mercantilist Confucianism; NZ's misery index at 20 year highs; Dilbert

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Commodity prices fall on global growth worry; Silver slumps; Oil down; NZ$ at 79 USc; Fonterra share trading delay; Mobile rate cuts due

5th May 11, 9:01am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Commodity prices fall on global growth worry; Silver slumps; Oil down; NZ$ at 79 USc; Fonterra share trading delay; Mobile rate cuts due

'KiwiSaver faces budget cuts'

KiwiSaver incentives and first home deposit subsidy face cuts in Budget 2011, industry group warns

4th May 11, 6:48pm

by Bernard Hickey

KiwiSaver incentives and first home deposit subsidy face cuts in Budget 2011, industry group warns

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese to dredge much of Yangtse; European financial landmines; Massive Swiss-UK tax avoidance crackdown; Portugese bailout; Dilbert

4th May 11, 4:30pm

by Bernard Hickey

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese to dredge much of Yangtse; European financial landmines; Massive Swiss-UK tax avoidance crackdown; Portugese bailout; Dilbert

Barfoot sales slide in April

Barfoot sales and average price down in April vs March, but it says March's surge "still has depth"

4th May 11, 10:03am

by Bernard Hickey

Barfoot sales and average price down in April vs March, but it says March's surge "still has depth"

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Commodities down as growth fears re-emerge; NZ$ down vs A$ after hawkish RBA comments; Pound weak; Kiwi financial hub?

4th May 11, 9:02am

by Bernard Hickey

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Commodities down as growth fears re-emerge; NZ$ down vs A$ after hawkish RBA comments; Pound weak; Kiwi financial hub?

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How bigger shadows caused the crisis; IEA says crude oil peaked in 2006; 10 reasons never to buy stocks; FTA threatens Pharmac; Dilbert

3rd May 11, 2:08pm

by Bernard Hickey

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How bigger shadows caused the crisis; IEA says crude oil peaked in 2006; 10 reasons never to buy stocks; FTA threatens Pharmac; Dilbert