Do you vote on your back pocket? A good chunk of the country does, writes Diana Clement. So what do each of the parties have on offer for you?

What should an inflation-targeting central bank do when inflation is proving unexpectedly slow to make an appearance?

When I casually mentioned that I might trade in my old truck for a later model, my children immediately said, "Get a matt-black Hilux, Dad!"

The Reserve Bank still sees interest rate increases in our future but fewer and further between than it foreshadowed three months ago, writes Brian Fallow.

This morning the Business Herald relaunches its online homepage with a host of new features and content to keep you better informed - both on desktop and mobile.

The Productivity Commission has been sent back into the minefield of housing costs.

Can you please clarify the rules around "regular" contributions toward KiwiSaver and the impact this has on the deposit subsidy.

The National Party's pitch for a third term boils down to the slogan: Don't mess with success.

Was there a conspiracy to defeat the course of justice after the collapse of the Hanover Group of companies?

The June 2014 reporting season is over, the results have been counted and analysed.

How's this for an anomaly: if a commercial property is munted in an earthquake, and maybe even kills someone, it gives rise to a tax deduction, but seismic strengthening work to reduce the risk of that happening does not.

Just how far we still are from political consensus on climate policy was evident at a pre-election debate on the issue organised by Business New Zealand in Auckland on Tuesday.

Why are dairy prices falling? Well, if you read industry commentary from places like the United States and Europe they know who's to blame. It's us.

Exporters can only hope that the economic news out of the United States this week will reinforce, or at least not reverse.

Xi Jinping's version of what the move to the free market means China-style is said to come down to the "invisible hand of the market guided by the visible hand of Government".

I don't ever recall enjoying waiting in queues or arguing with a person behind a plexiglass panel about cheque clearance times.

I am not in Kiwisaver as I can't afford to lose the minimum 3 per cent from my wages.

This bull market won't be stopped. As tragic and worrying as the big geo-political crises in the Ukraine and Gaza may be, they have failed to rattle Wall Street.

Our addiction to debt could bring New Zealand's so-called rock star economy to a sudden halt, writes Brian Gaynor.

The sky high New Zealand dollar is painting a flattering picture of inflation.

Two key players in the Australian media space are sharing airtime this week - media titan Rupert Murdoch and investor Simon Marais.

Generally speaking home buyers can dip into their funds after three years of joining KiwiSaver to buy their first home. But what if that home's in Australia?

Imagine teaching every child in this country how to program a computer - from age 5. When you think about it, it is odd that we don't.

Of all the ways of measuring income inequality and poverty the most instructive, surely, are those which take account of housing costs.