SQUAWK BOX, MONDAY 3RD JANUARY, 2022

U.S. futures begin 2022 pointing high but Asian equities are softer with the Hang Seng under pressure, as Evergrande is halted, pending the release of inside information. Turkish inflation rockets, with CPI up 13% on the month. France becomes the sixth country in the world to record 10mn covid cases, as it eases restrictions. Tesla beats its own delivery and production records in Q4, delivering almost 1mn units in 2021. And U.S. President Joe Biden reassures his Ukrainian counterpart that America would respond decisively should Moscow invade.