SQUAWK BOX, TUESDAY 13TH APRIL, 2021

China March exports rise by more than a third while imports come in at their fastest pace in four years. In Germany, the race to replace Angela Merkel as Chancellor heats up with the CDU’s Armin Laschet vying against CSU leader Markus Söder, who is pulling ahead in the polls. The U.S. is readying itself for key inflation data and first-quarter corporate earnings are also due, which weigh on Wall Street. President Biden holds a semi-conductor summit with CEOs and vows to provide federal support to companies hit by the global chip shortage. Intel boss Pat Gelsinger tells CNBC he is aiming to produce chips for the automotive industry in the U.S. by the end of the year.