Squawk Box Europe Express

Asian equities are in the green, mirroring Wall Street gains after President Biden says his rescue plan is working and the U.S. recovery is burgeoning. The European Union backs down from a vaccine exp...

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AstraZeneca has revised down vaccine efficacy data after doubts were raised over its U.S. trial results. The pharma giant is also at the centre of the ongoing vaccine export row between the UK and EU....

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CNBC speaks exclusively to BIS general manager Agustin Carstens who says that clarity will come with rate normalisation but that investors should heed calls for patience. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet...

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On the anniversary of the ECB’s emergency bond-buying programme, we hear exclusively from the central bank’s chief economist Philip Lane who says Treasury volatility will not necessarily spill over to...

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to confront EU leaders over threats to block AstraZeneca vaccine exports to Britain. Meanwhile the bloc’s two biggest economies face further Covid restrictions due t...

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Yields soar, hitting tech stocks. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreat in the face of the U.S. 10-year bill reaching a 14-year high. U.S.-China relations under the Biden administration are off to a roc...

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a dovish line. The central bank sees interest rates staying near zero until at least 2023, despite Fed members offering a more optimistic outlook for growth a...

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U.S. markets are on tenterhooks with all eyes on the Federal Reserve, as investors wait to see whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell will react to rising bond yields and increasing inflation speculation at ...

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