Monday, January 19, 2026

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Futures Fall as Trump’s Europe Tariffs Weigh on Sentiment

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Tariff Threats Hit European Markets From Cars to Credit

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold and Silver Jump to Record Highs on Greenland Tariff Threats

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Falls as Iran Tensions Ease and Trump Threatens Greenland

[Politico] Trump’s tariff bombshell leaves Europe scrambling to defend Greenland — live updates

[Politico] German finance minister supports Macron on readying EU trade ‘bazooka’ against Trump

[Reuters] Germany and France 'will not be blackmailed' with US tariff threat, finance ministers say

[Reuters] What are the 'anti-coercion' instruments EU capitals may use against Trump?

[Reuters] Cook case could lead to 'cause' protections for Fed, or a roadmap for dismissals

[Reuters] A year into his return, Trump wields executive power with few restraints

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Americans Bear Almost All the Cost of Trump Tariffs, Study Shows

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan, US narrow first $550 billion investment picks, including SoftBank-linked plan, sources say

[MSN/WP] As Trump goes to Davos, the world faces a 'new reality'

[Reuters] Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU eyes trade retaliation

[MSN/Bloomberg] 'Soak the rich' battle cry is rising from London to California

[Yahoo/Reuters] China curbs ‘flash boys’ access to exchange data, sources say

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Home Prices Fall Again as Calls Grow for More Action

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Invited Putin to Join Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Kremlin Says

[Bloomberg] Japan Bonds Slump as Food Tax Cut Talk Adds to Election Risk

[Bloomberg] Micron Says ‘Unprecedented’ Memory Shortage to Last Beyond 2026

[NYT] Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth

[WSJ] EU’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods Could Kick in Feb. 7, Official Says

[WSJ] Europe Is Bracing for a New Trade Fight With Trump. Here Are Its Options.

[WSJ] Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds

[WSJ] The Greenland War of 2026

[WSJ] Are Megabanks Next in Trump’s Crackdown on Stock Buybacks?

[WSJ] Commercial Builders Are Losing Their Appetite to Build Anything but Data Centers

[WSJ] The Magnificent Seven Drove Markets. Now They’re Pulling in Different Directions.

[WSJ] Chris Hohn’s TCI Made $18.9 Billion Last Year, Shattering Hedge-Fund Records

[FT] Is Venezuela’s ‘compliant’ new regime sustainable?

[FT] Trump’s shock and awe vision for US power

[FT] Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?

[FT] Japan’s Takaichi calls snap election for February 8 in bid for ‘major policy change’

[FT] IMF warns global economic resilience at risk if AI falters