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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

Milk powder prices fall 8.2%
Milk powder prices fall 8.2% in Fonterra's fortnightly online auction; whole milk powder down 11.1%
by Bernard Hickey
30
Milk powder prices fall 8.2% in Fonterra's fortnightly online auction; whole milk powder down 11.1%
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Panic in Japanese markets as radiation rises in Tokyo; 10% of Japanese capital stock may be destroyed; Radiation debate; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
55
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Panic in Japanese markets as radiation rises in Tokyo; 10% of Japanese capital stock may be destroyed; Radiation debate; Dilbert
5 reasons why low rates are bad
Opinion: Bernard Hickey gives 5 reasons why low interest rates here and overseas are bad for us all in the long run
by Bernard Hickey
70
Opinion: Bernard Hickey gives 5 reasons why low interest rates here and overseas are bad for us all in the long run
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A New Capitalist Manifesto; Mark and Eric's quick flick for NZ$20 mln; A Mid-Western hero; The Iron Chancellor; Dilberts
by Bernard Hickey
46
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: A New Capitalist Manifesto; Mark and Eric's quick flick for NZ$20 mln; A Mid-Western hero; The Iron Chancellor; Dilberts
Feb property market 'mixed' - REINZ
REINZ reports volumes up in Feb from Jan, but down from Feb 2010; median price up, but days to sell up too. What are you seeing?
by Bernard Hickey
105
REINZ reports volumes up in Feb from Jan, but down from Feb 2010; median price up, but days to sell up too. What are you seeing?
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Why the Japanese catastrophe might not be as bad for the global and NZ economies as it first appears
by Bernard Hickey
55
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Why the Japanese catastrophe might not be as bad for the global and NZ economies as it first appears
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Horror Tsunami in Japan; The hole in Spain's Cajas; PIMCO sells out of US Treasuries; Peak coffee; 'My Big Fat Greek bond issue'; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
98
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Horror Tsunami in Japan; The hole in Spain's Cajas; PIMCO sells out of US Treasuries; Peak coffee; 'My Big Fat Greek bond issue'; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Riots break out in eastern Saudi Arabian 'Day of Rage'; Dow falls 1.6%; Spain downgraded; Chinese trade deficit; Liddell leaving as GM CFO
by Bernard Hickey
24
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Riots break out in eastern Saudi Arabian 'Day of Rage'; Dow falls 1.6%; Spain downgraded; Chinese trade deficit; Liddell leaving as GM CFO
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ's dangerous debt spiral; A war to fix America's depression?; McKinsey's 'corrupted culture'; What so bad about deflation; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
29
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ's dangerous debt spiral; A war to fix America's depression?; McKinsey's 'corrupted culture'; What so bad about deflation; Dilbert
RBNZ cuts OCR to 2.5%
RBNZ cuts OCR 50 bps to 2.5%, but says easing will need to be reversed once “rebuilding phase materializes”
by Bernard Hickey
164
RBNZ cuts OCR 50 bps to 2.5%, but says easing will need to be reversed once “rebuilding phase materializes”
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Cattle futures hit record highs; Home builders Grasshopper and Sovereign go under; Fletcher sees NZ$20 bln quake cost
by Bernard Hickey
38
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Cattle futures hit record highs; Home builders Grasshopper and Sovereign go under; Fletcher sees NZ$20 bln quake cost
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Remember the rent explosion forecast; John Hotchin's home detention; The iPhone deficit; Bahrain's political time bomb; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
25
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Remember the rent explosion forecast; John Hotchin's home detention; The iPhone deficit; Bahrain's political time bomb; Dilbert
HSBC cuts mortgage rates pre-RBNZ
HSBC cuts 1 year mortgage rate 45 bps to 5.79% ahead of RBNZ's OCR decision on Thursday
by Bernard Hickey
HSBC cuts 1 year mortgage rate 45 bps to 5.79% ahead of RBNZ's OCR decision on Thursday
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hubbard report shows NZ$31 mln hole, pawned assets; OPEC may pump more; Dow up
by Bernard Hickey
37
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Hubbard report shows NZ$31 mln hole, pawned assets; OPEC may pump more; Dow up
RBNZ rate cuts: the cases for and against
Moody's Analytics and HSBC make the cases for and against a RBNZ rate cut on Thursday
by Bernard Hickey
6
Moody's Analytics and HSBC make the cases for and against a RBNZ rate cut on Thursday
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: He's Rich Ricci; Oil traders bet on Saudi 'Day of Rage'; Bond market rout 'just like in '94'; The Beijing consensus; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
37
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: He's Rich Ricci; Oil traders bet on Saudi 'Day of Rage'; Bond market rout 'just like in '94'; The Beijing consensus; Dilbert
Property values up a bit in Feb - QV
QV says property values rose rose slightly in Feb from Jan, but still 1.7% lower than a year ago and 5.6% below late 07 peak
by Bernard Hickey
83
QV says property values rose rose slightly in Feb from Jan, but still 1.7% lower than a year ago and 5.6% below late 07 peak
NZ budget deficit deepens in Jan
Treasury figures show budget deficit deepening as corporate, GST and income tax revenues are weaker than expected
by Bernard Hickey
4
Treasury figures show budget deficit deepening as corporate, GST and income tax revenues are weaker than expected
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am: 10,000 homes to be demolished; NZ$2.50/ltr petrol?; Greek rating slashed; Gold hits record; Libyan civil war
by Bernard Hickey
7
90 seconds at 9 am: 10,000 homes to be demolished; NZ$2.50/ltr petrol?; Greek rating slashed; Gold hits record; Libyan civil war
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Obama may tap oil reserve; 6 days to build 15 storeys; BRICs hiking; A horse named RRRR; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
26
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Obama may tap oil reserve; 6 days to build 15 storeys; BRICs hiking; A horse named RRRR; Dilbert
Confidence hits 2 year low post-quake
BNZ survey shows confidence about economic outlook slumps to two year low after Feb 22 earthquake
by Bernard Hickey
1
BNZ survey shows confidence about economic outlook slumps to two year low after Feb 22 earthquake
The question: to fix or to float
Opinion: Bernard Hickey looks at the options of fixing and floating ahead of the RBNZ's OCR decision
by Bernard Hickey
20
Opinion: Bernard Hickey looks at the options of fixing and floating ahead of the RBNZ's OCR decision
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Brownlee takes over Christchurch rebuild; wants old buildings demolished; emergency to be extended
by Bernard Hickey
11
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Brownlee takes over Christchurch rebuild; wants old buildings demolished; emergency to be extended
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Go the Crusaders; China pushing for yuan as global reserve currency; Yellow turns red for the day; The costly country; Dilbert
by Bernard Hickey
55
Friday's Top 10 at 10 with NZ Mint: Go the Crusaders; China pushing for yuan as global reserve currency; Yellow turns red for the day; The costly country; Dilbert
ANZ CEO sees quake delaying recovery
ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco sees Christchurch delaying NZ economic recovery by 6 months
by Bernard Hickey
ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco sees Christchurch delaying NZ economic recovery by 6 months