Sunday, January 18, 2026

Sunday Evening Links

[MSN/Reuters] Wall Street Futures Skid, Dollar Dips on Tariff Threats

[Reuters] EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Greenland Tariffs Have Blown Up the EU Appeasement Plan

[Reuters] EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports

[Politico] EU to hold emergency leaders’ summit over Trump’s Greenland threats

[Bloomberg] Gold and Silver Hit Record Highs on Greenland Tariff Threats

[Bloomberg] Starmer to Set Out Approach to US Alliance After Tariff Threat

[WSJ] The European Goods Set to Get Hit With Trump’s Latest Tariffs

[FT] UK parties unite to condemn Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland

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

Sunday's News Links

[Yahoo/Reuters] World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Greenland Threats Reopen Tariff Wounds in Europe

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump’s New Tariff Threat

[Politico] Macron urges EU to deploy trade ‘bazooka’ against US as Trump ramps up tensions

[Yahoo/Telegraph] Bank of England alarm as hedge fund gilts bets hit £100bn

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Carney’s China Embrace Widens Gap With US in Trump’s Tariff Era

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump blasts Dimon, threatens to sue JPMorgan over debanking

[Axios] "The order never came": Behind the scenes of Trump's Iran pullback

[Bloomberg] BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Bid for Fed Chair Is Gaining Traction

[NYT] Trump Announces New European Tariffs in Greenland Standoff; Allies Outraged

[NYT] Global Leaders Gather in Switzerland to Ponder the Future of a Messy World

[NYT] ‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo

[WSJ] Trump to Hit European Nations With 10% Tariffs as He Presses for Sale of Greenland

[WSJ] Soaring Electricity Costs Are Now a Hot Political Issue

[WSJ] Economists Shrug Off Trumponomics, Boost 2026 Growth Outlook Back Above 2%

[WSJ] In Trump’s Drive for Greenland, NATO Is the First Casualty

[WSJ] Fed Turmoil Is Threatening Dollar Supremacy Just as China Pushes the Yuan

[WSJ] U.S. Blockade Shuts Off China, Cuba From Venezuelan Oil

[FT] France urges EU to use most potent trade weapon in response to Trump Greenland threat

[FT] Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland

[FT] Russia unleashes ‘energy terror’ in bitter Ukrainian winter

[FT] Beijing pours cash into Belt and Road financing in global resources grab