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Podcast: Squawk Box Europe Express
Episode: IMF hikes U.S. FY outlook
Description: The IMF hikes its U.S. forecast for 2024 but Germany weighs on the European outlook. The IMFβs Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets department, Tobias Adrian tells CNBC there are reasons for optimism. The S&P 500 suffers its first back-to-back session loss since September as investor attention turns to the dollar. Markets are now increasingly pricing in the outcome of a Trump victory in the U.S. election next month. Speaking to CNBC, IIF CEO Tim Adams believes the fight against inflation could be compromised as a result. French cosmetics giant LβOrΓ©al misses Q3 sales targe...