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Squawk on the Street

Inflation Cools in March, What Buffett Told CNBC, Emerson's $8.2B Deal 4/12/23

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

News, Business, Investing

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with market reaction to key inflation data: The March Consumer Price Index cooled from a year ago to levels not seen in nearly two years. The anchors also discussed Warren Buffett's comments from Tokyo in a wide-ranging CNBC interview, including his take that even though "we're not through with bank failures," there's no reason for depositors to panic. Also in focus: Emerson to buy National Instruments in an $8.2 billion cash deal, what's fueling McDonald's shares’ jump to fresh record highs, UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joined the anchors at Post 9 after ringing the NYSE opening bell, in celebration of the Huskies' 2023 championship. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

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0:00.0

Market insight and analysis. You're listening to the opening bell of CNBC, Squawk on the Street.

0:05.8

Big day as March headline CPI comes in light, up one-tenth, and year-on-year falls a full point to 5%.

0:12.5

Yields are dropping, 10-year-3-36. Of course, Buffett on Squawk, also lighting up the tape.

0:17.7

Our roadmap this morning begins with some breathing room for the Fed. The latest key inflation numbers showing price pressures eased once again in March.

0:24.6

Plus, Warren Buffett says we are not through with bank failures.

0:28.7

And energy continues to be a focus. Crude hit its highest level in nearly three months.

0:33.1

And the White House is seeking to boost that transition to EV.

0:38.9

Let's begin with market reaction to CPI today.

0:41.6

Obviously, a hugely anticipated number, Jim, some of the internal shelter up six-tenths,

0:46.3

but some relief in used cars and energy and electricity and food at home.

0:51.1

Yes, food at home is very special.

0:52.6

They brought that up because Conagra talked about that.

0:56.0

Conagra had been one of the companies that had been considered overly raising.

1:02.3

All of their prices, and they said this time we're not raising, because we're such a bargain versus going out.

1:08.1

I thought that was really good.

1:09.5

I often find, though, that some of these things, I just don't know where they pull them off. Like, where did they get? The one that I thought was most confusing was, okay, so motor vehicle insurance, I wanted to ask Warren Buffett that one. That would have been a good one. Airlineine fairs absolutely. Household furnishes. We see the pressure in the...

1:29.3

You don't want to own a single stock in the household furnishing industry because the pressure

1:34.3

is so phenomenal against them.

1:36.3

And that comes out to be a problem.

1:38.3

So I look at this and I say, well, you know what?

1:41.3

Other than shelter, which is still definitely an issue, David,

1:45.7

if you're going to raise rates because of this, you don't care about this.

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