U.S. blacklists 34 Chinese entities, citing human rights abuses and 'brain-control weaponry'

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Fri, 17 Dec 2021 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 35,897.64 29.79 -0.08%  S&P 500 4,668.67 41.18 -0.87%  NASDAQ 15,180.44 385.15 -2.47%  HSI 23,381.93 93.57 -0.40%  STI 3,129.14 0.34 +0.01%  ASX 200 7,336.70 41.00 +0.56%  Quotes and charts as of Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:46 AM +08. Top News Fri, 17 Dec 2021 03:02 AM +08 U.S. blacklists 34 Chinese entities, citing human rights abuses and 'brain-control weaponry' The U.S. imposed trade restrictions on more than 30 Chinese entities for human rights violations and the alleged development of "brain-control weaponry." Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:28 AM +08 Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed following overnight losses on Wall Street The Bank of Japan is due to announce its monetary policy decision today and analysts say they do not expect any substantive changes. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:44 PM +08 Bank of England announces rate hike from pandemic-era lows U.K. inflation hit a 10-year high in November as the Consumer Price Index rose by an annual 5.1%. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:36 AM +08 Omicron replicates 70 times faster than delta in airways, but lung infection appears less severe, study says Omicron's rapid replication in the airway may explain why it transmits faster than previous variants of the virus. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:02 AM +08 The Federal Reserve still has a lot of questions to answer about its long-term strategy While the Fed managed to clear up what its plans are for the near term, there are questions left for the long term. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 10:45 Ricky Kapur Head of APAC, Zoom Zoom outlook for 2022 in the Asia-Pacific 13:00 Rob Petty Head of Asia, Fiera Capital Global markets outlook 13:30 Judy Dempsey Nonresident senior fellow, Carnegie Europe EU summit . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us