SQUAWK BOX, FRIDAY 24TH JUNE, 2022

06/24/22 • 30 min

U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell faces the House Financial Services Committee and admits that he had underestimated inflation. Lawmakers pressed the central bank chief on how he would respond should his aggressive rate hikes push the U.S. economy into a recession. Wall Street is set to break a three-week losing streak later today as a very volatile H1 comes to a close. EU leaders unanimously approve candidate status for Ukraine but European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen insists the process will not be rushed through. Inflation in Japan exceeds the BoJ’s expectations for the second consecutive month. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son leads the investment titan’s AGM. He says that, despite pressure from London, chip maker ARM is most likely to list on the Nasdaq.

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SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 23RD JUNE, 2022

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has told the Senate Committee that a soft landing for the economy is now very difficult but insists that the central bank must succeed in reining in inflation. President Biden has called for a three-month federal gas tax holiday to ease the burden on U.S. consumers. He faces strong opposition from lawmakers, including from within his own party. The GOP has branded the move as “yet another gimmick”. In France, President Macron seeks compromise with opposition parties following the loss of his parliamentary majority. And, we hear exclusively from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg who says that the virtual ecosystem, or ‘metaverse’ will create huge new economic opportunities.

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SQUAWK BOX, MONDAY 27TH JUNE, 2022

We are live at Elmau Castle in Bavaria where G-7 leaders are meeting to increase pressure on Moscow through a price cap on Russian oil and a ban on imports of Russian gold. Western sanctions have pushed Russia to default on its foreign debt for the first time in more than a century. The BiS has warned that the world has reached a tipping point on inflation. French energy executives have urged consumers to cut back on gas usage, warning of social fractures should supplies fail be replenished before winter. And in the U.S., the S&P 500 posts its largest one-day rally since 2020 but overall, U.S. stocks are still set to record their worst H1 performance in more than 50 years.

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