Explainer-Why is Russia changing its language about the war?
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that what it has described for more than two years as its “special military operation” in Ukraine had “become a war” because of the involvement…
Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data provider EPFR, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank caused stocks to…
Explainer-Why is Macron in so much trouble over pension reform?
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron faces the toughest challenge to his authority after his government bypassed the lower house to push through a deeply unpopular pension reform bill…
Explainer-Why Germany doesn’t like the EU’s debt reform proposals
BERLIN (Reuters) – EU finance ministers started talks last week on adjusting the bloc’s fiscal rules to the post-pandemic realities of high debt and significant investment needs, but some countries are not…
Explainer-Why Ovidio Guzman is one of Mexico’s most wanted men
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the country’s defense minister said. Guzman’s detention…
Explainer-Why did past targets to protect nature fail over the last decade?
By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – This month’s U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal aim to hammer out a new, global agreement. But this isn’t the first time governments have tried to halt…
Explainer-Why U.S. seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines
By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Philippines this week in the Biden administration’s latest high-level engagement with America’s oldest Asian ally and…
Explainer-Why Ukraine’s southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February.…
Explainer-Why Ukraine’s southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied at the start of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Losing…
Explainer-Why Germany’s stance on joint EU debt matters to investors
By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Signs that the European Union may jointly fund the bloc’s response to the energy crisis would mark the next milestone on the path…
Explainer-Why Russia stands to gain most from OPEC+ oil production cuts
LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ surprise deep oil production cuts agreed this week are set to benefit Russia most while tightening supply to the West already suffering from record energy prices. OPEC+ and…
Explainer-Why are fuel prices rising again in some U.S. regions?
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – After a tumultuous year, U.S. gasoline prices have been steadily falling from peaks reached in June due to high demand and tight global refining supply. But in…
Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the chaos in financial markets which was triggered last week by the tax…
Explainer-Why are Britain’s pension schemes dumping gilts?
LONDON (Reuters) – A dramatic upswing in British government bond yields this week triggered calls for cash from defined benefit pension funds, forcing them to slash positions and prompt the Bank of…
Explainer-Why the weak yen isn’t a big boost for Japan Inc anymore
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) – The weak yen was once a cause for celebration for Japanese companies as it meant they could sell cars and cameras cheaper abroad…
Explainer-Why Europe faces climbing energy bills
By Nina Chestney A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, with the region’s most vulnerable exposed to…
Explainer-Why are bank regulators struggling with climate stress tests?
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The first stress tests to assess banks’ exposure to the risks of climate change are underestimating the worst-case scenario, the European Central Bank…
Explainer-Why Russia drives European and British gas prices
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The Nord Stream 1 pipeline that transports gas from Russia to Germany will undergo maintenance from Aug.31 – Sept. 2, cutting flows to zero and raising…
Explainer-Why Europe faces climbing energy bills
By Nina Chestney A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, with the region’s most vulnerable exposed to…
Explainer-Why the survival of Scandinavian airline SAS hinges on Denmark
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN – Swedish loss-making airline SAS is fighting for survival, the latest carrier to hit financial straits due to hefty debts, stiff competition and soaring costs,…
Explainer-Why swimming’s transgender ruling is important to the sports world
(Reuters) – World swimming’s governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions. The policy is the strictest from any…
Explainer-Why the London Metal Exchange is fighting a lawsuit for cancelling nickel trades
By Pratima Desai and Eric Onstad LONDON – U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates is suing the London Metal Exchange (LME) for $456 million for cancelling nickel trades after chaotic trading in March…
Explainer-Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the…
Explainer-Why Archegos Capital was in U.S. regulators’ blind spot
By Michelle Price (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged Archegos Capital Management owner Bill Hwang with racketeering, fraud and market manipulation over the meltdown of his New York family office which…
Explainer-Why an inverted yield curve may not be all bad for U.S. banks
By David Henry and Michelle Price (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury yield curve, widely watched as a barometer of the economy’s health, briefly “inverted” on Tuesday in a warning sign bond investors…
Explainer-Why North Korea’s satellite launches are so controversial
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea appears preparing to launch a reconnaissance satellite, a move that may prove as controversial as the nuclear-armed country’s weapons tests because they use the same…
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