Japan’s stocks briefly stumble in Asia Pacific following reports that Prime Minister Abe is set to resign

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Fri, 28 Aug 2020 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 28,492.27 160.35 +0.57%  S&P 500 3,484.55 5.82 +0.17%  NASDAQ 11,625.34 39.72 -0.34%  FTSE 100 5,988.09 11.88 -0.20%  CAC 4,990.66 25.31 -0.50%  DAX 13,035.08 61.28 -0.47%  Quotes and charts as of Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:43 AM CEST. Top News Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:05 AM CEST Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to resign, reports say Local media reports say the prime minister is expected to step down to deal with a health issue. Those reports come after Abe's recent hospital visits, which spurred concerns about his health. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:53 AM CEST Walmart wanted to be majority owner of TikTok, and was teamed up with Alphabet and SoftBank before Microsoft The U.S. government wanted a technology provider as the lead bidder on a deal for TikTok, pushing Walmart toward Microsoft and away from a consortium with SoftBank and Alphabet. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 07:42 PM CEST Powell announces new Fed approach to inflation that could keep rates lower for longer The Federal Reserve announced a major policy shift Thursday, saying that it is willing to allow inflation to run hotter than normal in order to support the labor market and broader economy. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 08:56 AM CEST A 'double dip' in the U.S. economy is 'still possible,' says former Fed official Dennis Lockhart, Atlanta Fed president from 2007 to 2017, said the U.S. economy needs more fiscal stimulus to "ward off a worst-case scenario." Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:28 AM CEST Singapore battles record dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes A new strain of the disease, combined with unseasonably wet weather and coronavirus lockdowns that left construction sites and other mosquito breeding grounds undisturbed, are all seen as factors behind the outbreak. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 07:00 Pernille Henneberg Global Economist, Citi Jackson Hole 07:30 Chaya Crowder Professor of U.S. Politics, Loyola Marymount University U.S. politics 08:00 Nick Nelson Head of European Equity Strategy, UBS Global markets 08:30 Martin Schulz Chief Policy Economist, Fujitsu Limited Japan politics 08:45 Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Former Nigerian Finance Minister and WTO DG Candidate WTO leadership bid 09:00 Elliot Hentov Head of Policy Research, State Street Global Advisors Investment strategy 09:30 Robert Bergqvist Chief Economist, SEB Sweden 10:30 Paschal Donohoe Minister for Finance Ireland Ireland economy Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us