UK economy shrank by 9.9% in 2020, its largest contraction on record

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Fri, 12 Feb 2021 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 31,430.70 7.10 -0.02%  S&P 500 3,916.38 6.50 +0.17%  NASDAQ 14,025.77 53.24 +0.38%  FTSE 100 6,528.72 4.36 +0.07%  CAC 5,669.82 0.00 0.00%  DAX 14,040.91 0.00 0.00%  Quotes and charts as of Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:42 AM CET. Top News Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:31 AM CET UK economy shrank by 9.9% in 2020, its largest contraction on record The U.K. economy experienced its largest contraction since records began in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged economic activity. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:00 AM CET Dwindling cash use is pushing central banks to race toward digital currencies Central banks are accelerating their work on digital currencies and investors are taking note. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:27 PM CET Bitcoin blows past $48,000 to hit another record high as major financial firms warm to crypto BNY Mellon, America's oldest bank and a major custody bank, said Thursday that it would begin financing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:46 PM CET Draghi wins backing of Italy's Five-Star Movement, paving way for new government Members of the leftist Five-Star Movement opted to back Draghi in an online poll conducted Thursday. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:49 PM CET Biden warns China is going to 'eat our lunch' if U.S. doesn't get moving on infrastructure The telephone call between Xi and Biden comes as the new U.S. administration works to mend trade relations with the world's second-largest economy. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 07:00 Laura Ziemer Associate Vice President - Marketing Advisory, Mintel Bumble IPO 07:30 Lorenzo Castellani Historian, LUISS Guido Carli Draghi 08:00 Geoffrey Yu Senior Market Strategist, BNY Mellon Guest Host 08:20 Benoit Coeure Head, BIS Innovation Hub Digi FX 08:30 Ole Hansen Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank Commodities 09:00 Francois Savary CIO, Prime Partners Strategy 09:30 Franz-Werner Haas CEO, CureVac Vaccine 10:05 Makram Azar CEO, Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp. SPACs 10:15 Pal Kildemo CFO, Hydro Earnings 10:30 Corrado Passera CEO, Illimity Earnings/Politics Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us