SQUAWK BOX, WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER, 2019

The countdown is on! Investors eagerly await Saudi Aramco's mega IPO with shares set to start trading on the Tadawul, in the world's biggest listing ever. We are live with reaction from Riyadh, as the oil giant makes its debut at 32 riyals a share, valuing the company at $1.7tn. It’s a mixed picture for U.S. and Chinese stocks with the threat of fresh tariffs on Beijing just around the corner but the markets are now focused on the Federal Reserve’s rate decision due out later today. Swiss bank Credit Suisse cuts its profitability targets for this year and next, as it faces shareholders in its investor day, amid pressure from negative interest rates. With a day to go before the UK general election, sterling slides against the dollar after a new poll hints at a hung parliament. In Washington, Democrats formally publish two impeachment articles against President Trump, who becomes the fourth U.S. leader in history subject to such charges.