Squawk Box Europe Express

U.S. pharma giant Pfizer says that its Covid vaccine provides cover for the Omicron variant but that a third and fourth dose would work best. In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces ‘Plan B’...

9 Dec 202122min

U.S. markets surge with the Nasdaq enjoying its best session since March, and Asian equities also climb on diminishing fears of the Omicron variant. U.S. President Joe Biden holds a two-hour video cal...

8 Dec 202126min

Surging costs, supply chain disruption and a strong yuan combine to slow China’s November export growth. Troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande appears on the verge of bankruptcy with some foreign...

7 Dec 202129min

Equity markets shrug off a disappointing November jobs report and renewed Covid concerns, while early research out of South Africa shows Omicron hospitalisations have not increased. As European nation...

6 Dec 202127min

The Dow surges by more than 600 points following the Omicron sell-off, however futures are down ahead of the November U.S. jobs report. Opec+ countries say that they will consider cutting supply ahead...

3 Dec 202126min

In another turbulent trading session, Wall Street swings sharply lower on the news that the first case of the Omicron variant in the U.S. had been discovered in California. Oil prices surge with inves...

2 Dec 202125min

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says it is time to retire the expression ‘transitory inflation’, insisting it has been more persistent than first thought. He also adopted a hawkish tone ab...

1 Dec 202123min

The CEO of vaccine maker Moderna, Stephane Bancel, casts doubt over the efficacy of existing jabs against Omicron, prompting U.S. futures and the Nikkei to turn red. Oil also dips on the news, but U.S...

30 Nov 202124min