Sunday, January 18, 2026

Sunday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Tariff Threat to Weigh on Risk Sentiment, European Stocks

[AP] Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

[Axios] Europe weighs trade "bazooka" after Trump's tariff threat

[Politico] ‘Europe will not be blackmailed:’ Denmark embraces allies’ support on Greenland

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bessent says weak Europe means Trump must take Greenland for US

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Readies FBI, Troops for Possible Minnesota Surge to Back ICE

[Politico] Bessent: 'The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency'

[AP] A timeline of how the US and Europe have been at odds

[CNBC] Supreme Court unlikely to overturn Trump tariffs, his ‘signature economic policy’: Bessent

[The Hill] Bessent defends DOJ Powell probe: Fed ‘independence does not mean no oversight’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hassett says Trump may be right to pass him over for Fed chair

[Bloomberg] EU Mulls Responding to Trump by Reviving €93 Billion Tariff Move

[Bloomberg] Bessent Says Senate Will Be Happy With Any of Four Fed Candidates

[WSJ] Pentagon Places 1,500 Soldiers on Alert for Possible Minnesota Deployment, Officials Say

[FT] EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

[FT] ‘It’s about trust’: Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats push Europe to harden its stance

[FT] Bessent says Europe is too weak to guarantee Greenland’s security