SQUAWK BOX, FRIDAY 18TH JUNE, 2021

'The recovery is just beginning'. As European finance ministers hail the economic turnaround ahead of today's talks on tax and growth, we hear from the Finance Minister of Luxembourg. In markets, the Dow struggles for the second straight day as markets digest a more hawkish Fed, while formerly red-hot commodity plays lose some steam, weighing on industrial stocks. Core inflation rises for the first time in a year in Japan -- while the BOJ joins the list of central banks keeping rates on hold and policy steady -- warning the economy remains in a "severe state". And Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday in the US, commemorating the end of slavery in America