Debt – it’s deep in the heart of our society and our economy.  But we have an odd relationship with it.

Bernard Hickey asks why we both fear debt and love it so much.

The work of Pacific people has been noted in a Treasury report, but does it go far enough?

And what is the impact of this on our wider economy?

The New Zealand stock exchange (NZX) turns 150 this year. But the number of companies listed on it has been falling in recent times, begging the question - is still as relevant as it once was?

The disastrous impact of banks selling risky financial derivatives to farmers is still being felt in rural communities more than a decade later. How did it happen and how can we stop banks doing it again?

New Zealand saw the UK’s ‘Brentry’ into the EEC in 1973 as an existential threat to our nation’s future.

It preoccupied New Zealanders for a decade and eventually all hinged on 48 hours of intense trade negotiations.

House prices are on the rise again - but is that a good thing?

The Two Cents' Worth team looks at the Goldilocks sweet spot for our housing market - do we want prices to go up, fall down or stay as they are?

Gyles Beckford looks at why inflation has gone walkabouts, why central banks are still so obsessed about taming it and - hold your hats - is it time to give away inflation targeting?

Donald Trump’s tariff war is hitting the world economy hard, and there's no sign of a truce.

Nikki Mandow looks at how tariffs have played a major part in some serious, and often traumatic historical events.

Could an online bra fitting service be the final death knell for bricks and mortar stores?

Claire Crofton finds out.

New Zealand has fallen behind Australia and Britain in using contactless payments and retailers are revolting.  The Government may have to regulate fees directly.