SQUAWK BOX, WEDNESDAY 13TH DECEMBER, 2023

Cop28 negotiators publish a new draft communique which omits any mention of phasing out fossil fuel but have tightened some of the text regarding use of hydrocarbons. The S&P 500 hits its highest level in nearly 2 years. U.S. headline inflation decelerates which has raised investors’ hopes the Fed will pause rate cuts today. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is in Washington D.C. setting out his case for more U.S. war aid while the country’s deputy prime minister, Olga Stefansishyna tells CNBC she is expecting progress on Kyiv’s bid to join the European Union. And in retail news Walgreens is reportedly looking to spin off its UK Boots franchise with a potential London IPO being under discussion.