SQUAWK BOX, FRIDAY 9TH AUGUST, 2019

The U.S. market recovery continues with stocks jumping and bond yields rebounding, as the S&P 500 sits in positive territory at the end of a choppy week of trade. The picture is far more mixed in Asia with Chinese food inflation rising and the PBOC setting a higher-than-expected yuan mid-point, despite its record low level. In Italy, the government is teetering on the edge as Matteo Salvini pulls the plug on the fragile coalition with Five Star and calls for fresh elections in the autumn. Prime minister Giuseppe Conte, struggling to contain his anger, demands that the interior minister explains his move to voters. And in corporate news, Uber shares plunge in after-hours trade with the ride-hailing giant posts its biggest loss ever - more than 5 billion dollars in the second quarter.