About this episode
Squawk Box anchors discuss the continued slide in Asian stock markets following President Trump’s accusations that Beijing has reneged on trade commitments ahead of negotiations in the US capital today. Beijing has indicated it will retaliate against any increase in tariffs. Meanwhile, in Canada, lawyers for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou say that President Trump is deliberately attempting to link her extradition case to the trade talks with China. Disney profits soar off the back of strong performances from its theme parks and it announces its record-breaking Avenger: Endgame will stream exclusively on Disney Plus later this year. There are also first quarter earnings from Deutsche Telekom and Italy’s Unicredit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .