SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER, 2023

The U.S. Federal Reserve indicates that it will cut interest rates by 75bps next year, triggering a Wall Street rally where the Dow closed above the 37,000-point mark for the first time ever. Resultantly, the 10-year Treasury yield sinks below 4 per cent for the first time in 4 months. Doubleline Capital CEO Jeffery Gundlach tells our colleagues Stateside to brace for market volatility next year. There are rate decisions due from the SNB, ECB, BoE and Norges Bank later today as Deutsche Bank board member Alex von zur Muhlen telling CNBC that central bank moves are finally working. We are also live in Brussels where EU leaders are meeting to discuss Ukraine funding and accession amid opposition from Budapest.