SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 20TH JANUARY, 2021

Higher treasury yields continue to pile pressure onto U.S. equities with tech stocks suffering in particular. The Nasdaq enters correction territory but BofA CEO Bran Moynihan tells CNBC the prospect of rate hikes signals that the worst of the pandemic effects on the economy are largely behind us. In a bid to prop up a slowing Chinese economy, the PBOC slashes a key lending rate for the first time in two years, sending Asian markets higher. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again faced calls for his resignation over Covid rule-breaking allegations as well as a defection from his own party to Labour. In geo-political news, President Biden warns Russia of disastrous consequences should Moscow decide to invade Ukraine. This as, the EU foreign service head tells CNBC exclusively that the bloc should brace for conflict.