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Musk out, German IFO survey, homebuilder sentiment, oil edges higher, gold wavers, cryptos lower

US stocks were unable to hold onto gains as recession worries run wild and as global bond yields surge higher after former Fed’s Dudley pushed back on expectations that the Fed will blink once the unemployment rate starts to climb higher. Also supporting the move higher in yields was the surge with gilt yields as investors unload the holdings of UK debt ahead of the BOE’s January bond sales.

19-12-2022 14:37 GMT by Edward Moya

Oil under pressure, Fed weighs on gold

Can WTI break $70? Oil prices are slipping once more in volatile trade. There are so many driving forces in the oil market at the moment and a more sombre economic outlook on the back of the hawkish central bank message this week appears to be the dominant one going into the weekend. The interesting thing for me remains how prices respond to the December lows, should they be tested again, with the level in WTI also representing the point at which the White House has indicated it will start refil

16-12-2022 07:31 GMT by Craig Erlam