SQUAWK BOX FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2019

Boris scores a Brexit breakthrough in Brussels. We host a special Brexit Endgame edition of Squawk Box, live from London, Brussels and Belfast. It is now up to Prime Minister Johnson to convince MPs to pass the agreement during an extraordinary parliamentary session scheduled tomorrow in order for EU leaders to officially ratify the deal by October 31st. However, he faces pushback from Northern Ireland where the DUP says it cannot abide by Johnson’s proposals due to serious concerns over customs and tax regulations. Elsewhere, China's third-quarter GDP grows at its slowest pace in almost 30 years, as weak factory production and an ongoing trade war weigh on the world's second-largest economy. And in corporate news, French automaker Renault has slashed its full-year revenue and profit forecasts citing weak sales outside of Europe.