Squawk Box Europe Express

Stocks sell off, and US futures plunge as the WHO calls an emergency meeting over a new covid variant discovered in southern Africa, and the EU renews vaccination calls. Travel bans return – as nation...

26 Nov 202123min

Germany’s new coalition is unveiled with the SPD’s Olaf Scholz set to be Chancellor. The Greens receive the foreign and economy ministries while the FDP is set to run the finance ministry. The coaliti...

25 Nov 202123min

U.S. President Joe Biden announces the first emergency SPR release in a decade. More than 50mn barrels will be freed up in a bid to blunt spiking prices. In Germany, the new coalition government is ex...

24 Nov 202124min

U.S. President Joe Biden renominates Jay Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve Chair. Lael Brainard gets the nod for Vice-Chair, after weeks of speculation that as the Fed Board’s only Democrat ...

23 Nov 202127min

Anti-lockdown protests spread throughout Europe, with violent scenes rocking Brussels, Vienna and Amsterdam as cases continue to spike across the continent. A coalition government agreement in Germany...

22 Nov 202130min

Germany unveils new restrictions limiting movement for the unvaccinated in a bid to curb further Covid infections, amid a spike in Europe. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit new record highs with investor...

19 Nov 202129min

Crude prices dip after OPEC and the IEA warn that supplies are building up, and the U.S. investigates whether prices are being manipulated, with President Biden calling for major consuming nations to ...

18 Nov 202129min

Strong U.S. retail sales for October drive Wall Street gains as robust consumer spending continues despite rising prices. U.S. President Joe Biden is set to reveal the next Federal Reserve Chairman th...

17 Nov 202124min