Monday, January 19, 2026

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] Dow set to fall more than 400 points on Trump’s new tariff threat over Greenland: Live updates

[CNBC] Japan’s 40-year bond yield hits 4% record on fiscal jitters following election call

[CNBC] Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wines as Macron reportedly snubs ‘Board of Peace’ seat

[Reuters] BOJ to signal more rate hikes as yen, politics fuel inflation risks

[CNBC] China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged despite slowing economic growth

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Join Global Bond Slide as Tariff Angst Grips Markets

[Bloomberg] Trump Repeats Greenland Claims, Says EU Won’t Push Back Hard

[Bloomberg] Bank of England Is Ramping Up the Pressure on Hedge Funds

[Bloomberg] Takaichi’s Tax Cut Plan Stokes Fiscal Fears With Unclear Funding

[Bloomberg] Why a Snap Election Is a Gamble for Japan’s Prime Minister

[NYT] Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance Onto a Precipice

[WSJ] Why an Emboldened Trump Set His Sights on Greenland

[WSJ] Japan’s Long-Term Bond Yields Surge as Looming Election Triggers Fiscal Worries

[FT] Greenland is ground zero for Arctic ‘Great Game’

[FT] Treasuries could be Europe’s best defence for Greenland

[FT] Scott Bessent questions Europe’s ability to agree a strong response to Greenland tariffs

[FT] The reality of trying to make US manufacturing great again

Monday Evening Links

[AP] AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ‘Weaponizing’ $10 Trillion of US Assets Is Tough Ask for Europe

[Reuters] Trump would quickly replace tariffs after court action, New York Times reports

[Politico] The EU’s magical, mystery trade weapon — and other options to nail Trump

[MSN/Fortune] America's 'achilles heel' of national debt is exposed by Trump's Greenland threat, warns Deutsche Bank

[Axios] "We will be ungovernable": Resistance 2.0 pivots to disruption

[Politico] France rejects Trump Gaza peace board invite over fears it wants to supplant UN

[Axios] Where homes are most (and least) affordable

[Bloomberg] The New China Trade Shock Is Just Beginning

[NYT] Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump’s Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook

[WSJ] Trump Wants Greenland. Markets Don’t Know What to Make of That.

[WSJ] Trump Links Greenland Threats to Missing Out on Nobel Prize

[WSJ] A Look Back at the War That Is About to Begin

[WSJ] Trump’s $1 Billion-a-Seat Diplomacy Club Takes Aim at the U.N.

[FT] Denmark dispatches additional troops to Greenland as tensions rise

[FT] How to talk Trump down from his Greenland blackmail

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