Leading NZ capital markets players tell Jamie Gray the market will pick up as investment dollars try to find a home

Three factors are converging to give the local market a material boost, writes Herald Business Editor Liam Dann

The current global economic and business climate means the Australia-New Zealand relationship - always a close one - takes on an even more critical dimension, writes Alex Malley

Stocks on Wall Street recovered overnight as a rebound in prices of raw materials bolstered commodity producers.

Declines in commodities such as gold, silver and oil dragged stocks lower on world markets overnight.

Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.