Squawk Pod Warren Buffett in Omaha 3/31/26
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Mar 31, 2026 
Warren Buffett, longtime investor and Berkshire Hathaway chair known as the Oracle of Omaha, reflects on life after stepping down and reviving his charity lunch with the Currys. He talks about staying involved in investments, huge cash and T‑bill holdings, views on Apple and Occidental, risks in banking and private credit, U.S. economic strengths, Middle East energy implications, and philanthropy timing.
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Fed Must Protect Dollar And Banking Stability
- The Fed's main worry should be the dollar's role as global reserve currency and banking stability; Buffett praises Powell for decisive 2020 action.
- He prefers a zero inflation target and worries about compounding effects of tolerating 2% inflation.
Market Liquidity Can Disappear Overnight
- Liquidity can vanish quickly in crises; Buffett recalls days when market makers broke and spreads widened, making panic self‑reinforcing.
- He notes circuit breakers exist now but warns panic still drives people to 'beat people to the door.'
Interconnected Banking Risks Favor Treasuries
- The shadow banking and traditional banking systems are interlinked; troubles in one can spread to the other, so Berkshire prefers legal‑tender Treasuries in crises.
- Buffett says they won't hold commercial paper or money market substitutes as in 2008.