SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST, 2020

Hurricane Laura makes landfall on the Texas-Louisiana state border - now rated a Category 4 storm. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has warned that Laura’s storm surge is ‘unsurvivable’. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to signal a major policy change as global central bankers attend a virtual Jackson Hole symposium. The third night of the Republican National Congress sees a surprise visit to Baltimore by President Trump as renewed racial tensions rage in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Vice-President Mike Pence tells the RNC that Trump’s re-election is fundamental to maintaining law and order. And in media news, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned, citing a changing political landscape following the U.S. administration’s moves to ban the Chinese video app for alleged threats to national security.