Squawk Box anchors discuss the IMF’s warning about the Chinese slowdown being bigger than first thought ahead of this morning’s trade data. However, UBS chairman Axel Weber tells CNBC that he remains optimistic about the country’s economy. Also speaking at the IMF’s spring meetings, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire tells this channel that the US-EU trade spat must be resolved following President Trump’s threat of $11bn worth of tariffs on European goods. Meanwhile, Uber files for its highly anticipated IPO but with revenues flat-lining it warns it may never turn a profit. And two senior executives from collapsed Dubai private equity firm Abraaj are arrested on US fraud charges.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.