Monday, January 19, 2026

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] Dow drops 700 points as Trump’s Greenland scheme sparks U.S. capital flight, fear of global trade war: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises Past $4,700 to Record as Greenland Crisis Escalates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street’s Calm Shattered by Greenland and Japan Shocks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Bond Meltdown Sends Yields to Record High on Fiscal Fears

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

[Yahoo Finance] 'I have a lot of messages for Davos': Trump doubles down on Greenland and adds new tariff threats

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Reveals Macron Text in Pre-Davos Blitz on Major US Allies

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

[Axios] EU chief warns there's no going back after Trump's Greenland threats

[AP] Top EU official questions Trump’s trustworthiness over Greenland tariff threat

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bessent Says Fed Chair Pick Could Come as Soon as Next Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BofA Survey Shows Investors Are Unprepared for Stock Correction

[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] Macron Blasts US Trade Strategy Meant to ‘Subordinate’ Europe

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

[Bloomberg] Danish Pension Fund AkademikerPension to Exit US Treasuries

[Bloomberg] BOE’s Bailey Warns of Spillovers From Trump Attack on Fed

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

[Bloomberg] Sudden Japan Bond Crash Unleashes Turmoil on Trading Floors

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Katayama Calls for Market Calm After Bond-Selling Storm

[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

[Bloomberg] Greenland Crisis Is Putting Some Corporate Bond Issuers on Edge

[Bloomberg] AI Data Center Boom Risks Roiling Global Carmaker Supply Chains

[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

[WSJ] To Make Homes Affordable Again, Someone Has to Lose Out

[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

[FT] Los Angeles fires dominated insured losses of $127bn in 2025, says Aon

[FT] Russia knocks out Kyiv’s power, heating and water