Squawk Box Europe Express

A surprise recovery…Chinese exports unexpectedly rise in April with a sharp uptick in overseas shipments since December. However, lower domestic demand provides softer-than-expected import numbers. AB...

7 Touko 202023min

Media giant Disney cancels its 2020 dividend payout after suffering a $1.4bn hit to income due to the Covid-19 outbreak. It has announced plans to reopen its Shanghai theme park from next week. BMW lo...

6 Touko 202024min

Crunch time for the ECB…Germany’s constitutional court is set to rule on whether the ECB’s sovereign bond-buying programme is appropriate in a decision that could hinder its QE measures. BNP Paribas' ...

5 Touko 202024min

Chinese oil and airline stocks have dragged the Hang Seng down and U.S.-China tensions weighed on sentiment. U.S. officials reportedly believe China covered up the Coronavirus outbreak to hoard medica...

4 Touko 202027min

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen tells CNBC exclusively that an investigation into the origins of Coronavirus is needed, with the cooperation of China. President Trump has threatened...

1 Touko 202025min

A global rally…The S&P 500 is set for its best month in nearly 50 years following positive news on a Gilead drug trial. U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the American economy has suffer...

30 Huhti 202024min

Standard Chartered warns of severe market dislocation as its credit impairments jump sharply. Shares rise in Hong Kong as its CFO, Andy Halford, says the signals coming from Asia are positive. Airbus ...

29 Huhti 202024min

HSBC’s first quarter profit slumps 48 per cent as it warns the Coronavirus crisis will have a material impact on capital and liquidity. CFO Ewen Stevenson, however, says it is starting to see some sig...

28 Huhti 202024min