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Morning Squawk flags easing inflation pressures and Cerebras earnings

The daily market briefing also points to falling Hormuz traffic as an additional factor investors are watching.

CNBC Markets highlighted several early-morning items for investors, including signs of easing inflation pressures as trading gets underway.

The briefing also noted Cerebras earnings, framing it as one of the key company-specific catalysts investors will monitor at the open.

In addition to macro and earnings, CNBC pointed to falling Hormuz traffic as a separate development that could matter for market participants.

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