SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST, 2022

The Dow’s five-day winning streak ends and Treasury yields grow as the Federal Reserve admits its aggressive tightening policy has been risky and that inflation still shows no signs of receding. We hear from the new Opec Secretary General Hathaim Al-Ghais who says Chinese consumption fears are exaggerated and that a return to pre-Covid demand depends on jet fuel recovery. In the U.S. Target misses Q2 expectations and sees profits plunge by 90 per cent despite discounts on clothing and electronics.