Analysis-Israel-Hezbollah tensions elevate risks of conflict
By James Mackenzie, Dan Williams, Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – An escalating war of words between Israel…
Exclusive-China’s state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hours
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore…
With a Gallic shrug, Fed bids adieu to the recession that wasn’t
By Howard Schneider, Indradip Ghosh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Blame it on economic theory not matching reality, groupthink among forecasters, or political…
Hindenburg target Freedom Holding to keep working with non-sanctioned Russians
By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan-based Freedom Holding, the latest target of Hindenburg Research, plans to keep working with…
Goldman Sachs used derivatives to help Exor build $2.8 billion Philips stake, filings show
By Toby Sterling, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Andres Gonzalez AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Investment company Exor was able to build a…
Australian $100 billion pension fund targets private assets with London launch
By Lewis Jackson and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s third-largest pension fund will officially open its first overseas outpost…
Analysis-China’s crackdowns rewrite investors’ private sector playbook
By Samuel Shen and Summer Zhen SHANGHAI/HONGKONG (Reuters) – Buy the state, sell the capitalist – that’s how global investors…
China investors jump into municipal bonds, hopes of state support outweigh debt woes
By Li Gu and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s promise of a “comprehensive” package to address local debt issues…
On San Francisco stop, Taiwan VP says will take peace as his ‘lighthouse’
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai has promised during a visit to San Francisco to take peace as his…
Prosecutors propose March 2024 trial date in Trump Georgia case
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The district attorney prosecuting former U.S. President Donald Trump on election interference charges in…