Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soars nearly 5% as Asian stocks jump, with Japan’s Nikkei up 3%

MORNING SQUAWK APAC Thursday, 17 March 2022 Hong Kong's Hang Seng index soars nearly 5% as Asian stocks jump, with Japan's Nikkei up 3% The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a 0.25 percentage point rate hike, the first increase since Dec. 2018. » Read more Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, and said it expects to keep raising through the end of the year. » Read more Charts suggest the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 could be days away from bottoming, Jim Cramer says "We'll be in some more pain before we get" to the bottom, the "Mad Money" host said Wednesday. » Read more Russia stokes fears of first foreign currency default in more than a century as it attempts payment It is thought Russia could attempt to deliver payment in rubles if a settlement in dollars is rejected. » Read more Anonymous declared a 'cyber war' against Russia. Here are the results Over three weeks ago, a Twitter account named "Anonymous" declared it was waging a "cyber war" against Russia. CNBC takes a look at its claims. » Read more Today's Guest Highlights on CNBC All times in SIN/HK 10:30 Jeffrey Sachs Professor & Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University Ukraine 11:30 Falguni Nayar Founder and CEO, Nykaa IPO, consumer trends in India Send to a friend  |  Advertise  |  More newsletters  |  Digital Products  |  Unsubscribe © CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632