Explainer-What’s next for Trump in his New York criminal and civil cases?
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump lost his bid on Monday to delay a criminal trial stemming from hush money payments paid to a [censored] star but won a pause in…
Explainer-What’s at stake in Telecom Italia grid deal?
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) on Sunday approved the sale of its fixed-line network to U.S. private equity firm KKR in a deal that would make it the first telecoms group…
Explainer-What’s in store for China Evergrande with its chairman now under police watch?
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) – The chairman of China Evergrande Group has been placed under police surveillance, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, raising more doubts about the embattled developer’s future as…
Explainer-What’s next for Ant after its nearly $1 billion fine?
BEIJING (Reuters) – The announcement of a nearly $1 billion fine by Chinese regulators on Ant Group has drawn a line under the fintech giant’s woes and given hope to investors that…
Explainer-What’s behind the firmer-than-expected yuan fixings?
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – The yuan has lost nearly 5% of its value against the dollar this year and in recent weeks China’s central bank has begun pushing back…
Explainer-What’s the latest on Biden’s U.S. student loan forgiveness?
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive federal student loans, first announced in August, has been blocked by two legal challenges, clouding the financial future for millions of American students…
Explainer-What’s next in FTX’s bankruptcy
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Crypto exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on Friday following its precipitous collapse, saying it could owe money to more than…
Explainer-What’s behind Hong Kong’s tightening cash conditions?
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – A weak Hong Kong dollar and capital outflows have pushed the city’s interbank rates to 14-year highs and drained cash levels to their lowest in…
Explainer-What’s inside China’s toolbox to rein in excess yuan weakness?
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s yuan is facing renewed downward pressure, dragged lower by a surging U.S. dollar, a hawkish Federal Reserve and widening monetary policy divergence between the world’s two largest economies.…
Explainer-What’s at stake in the 2022 U.S. congressional elections
By James Oliphant and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Control of the U.S. Congress is at stake in November’s midterm elections, along with President Joe Biden’s remaining policy agenda. Republicans stand a…
Explainer-What’s next for China Evergrande after a restructuring proposal?
By Clare Jim HONG KONG – China Evergrande Group will offer asset packages that may include shares in its two overseas-listed businesses as a sweetener for restructuring offshore debt, the developer said,…
Explainer-What’s at stake in U.S. Supreme Court abortion case?
WASHINGTON – The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide in the coming weeks whether to dramatically curb abortion rights when it rules on a case from Mississippi, potentially paving the…
Explainer-What’s at stake with Indonesia’s controversial jobs creation law?
By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA – Indonesia’s parliament is set to revisit a contentious Job Creation law to comply with a court order to fix procedural flaws during its 2020…
Explainer-What’s at stake in the Philippines election?
By Martin Petty (Reuters) – The Philippines holds an election on Monday for a new president, pitting incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of a notorious dictator…
Explainer-What’s at stake in the 2022 U.S. congressional elections
By James Oliphant and Jason Lange WASHINGTON – Control of the U.S. Congress is at stake in this November’s midterm elections, along with President Joe Biden’s remaining policy agenda. Republicans stand a…
Explainer-What’s at stake in France’s presidential election campaign
By Ingrid Melander PARIS – All the main candidates are now on the starting line for France’s April presidential election, after Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Thursday that he was running for a…
Explainer-What’s next for Fed after Senate vote on Biden’s nominees delayed
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir – Senate Republicans on Tuesday delayed a pivotal committee vote on President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, including Jerome Powell as chair, when…
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