Rate hike fears cap gains after Aussie stocks surge Simmering geopolitical tensions have handed the bourse its first positive session of the week, but a surprise employment spike has reignited rate hike fears. AAP · Jan 22
Al Gore says Trump ‘taking a wrecking ball’ to NATO as he did to the East Wing is ‘literally insane’ The former vice president, who served under Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, said that the president’s Davos speech was a ‘classic Trump performance’ The Independent UK · Jan 22
Typhoon jets to receive ‘cutting-edge’ radar upgrade amid Russian threat News comes amidst increasing pressure on Nato and Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland The Independent UK · Jan 22
Keir Starmer to meet Danish PM after Donald Trump calls off Greenland tariff war The US president on Wednesday evening said he and Nato chief Mark Rutte had ‘formed the framework of a future deal’ for security in the Arctic region. Evening Standard · Jan 22
Greenland proposal Trump endorsed respects Denmark's sovereignty: sources Trump said the U.S. needed to own Greenland. Under this deal, it wouldn't. Axios · Jan 21
Karoline Leavitt claims Trump’s ‘inspirational’ Davos speech ‘got rave reviews’ Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, claimed his speech at Davos received “rave reviews.” The Independent UK · Jan 21
Abandon your foolish Greenland fantasies, Mr President, and remember Ukraine THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If the president has truly finished indulging his thoughts of invading the Danish territory, perhaps he can now concentrate on ending the real and terrible conflict he has promised to settle for so long The Independent UK · Jan 21
Stocks Settle Sharply Higher as President Trump Claims Deal on Greenland The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.36%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +1.18%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Jan 21
French President Calls For More Chinese Investment in Response to Trump Threats French President Emmanuel Macron called for more Chinese investments in France at the Davos International Summit in Switzerland. International Business Times · Jan 21
Dow Soars 588 Points as Trump Retreats: Stock Market Today Another up and down day ends on high notes for investors, traders, speculators and Greenland. Kiplinger · Jan 21
Ireland welcomes withdrawal of Greenland tariff threat Donald Trump had threatened a 10% tariff on eight European allies, although not Ireland. Evening Standard · Jan 21
Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territory US president claims ‘framework’ of agreement in the works after ‘very productive’ meeting with Nato secretary general The Guardian - US · Jan 21
Dollar Rallies as President Trump Backs Off Tariff Threats on Europe The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.18%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Wednesday and moved higher after President Trump said that he would refrain from imposing tariffs on goods from European nations that oppose his effort to take possession of Greenland, citing a "framework of... Barchart · Jan 21
Morning Mail: Coalition on the brink over hate speech laws; Trump claims ‘framework’ of Greenland deal formed; gen Xers the new baby boomers Nationals quit Coalition frontbench en masse The Guardian - AU · Jan 21
Axios · Jan 21 Trump backs off Greenland tariff threat based on new "solution" Trump claimed he'd reached "the framework of a future deal" with NATO's secretary-general.
Fortune · Jan 21 Trump’s TACO ‘solution’ to Greenland crisis: Backing off his 10% tariff threats against Western Europe Trump has repeatedly said that anything less than controlling all of Greenland is “unacceptable.”
International Business Times · Jan 21 NATO Chief Mark Rutte Defends Trump at Davos As Member Nations Push Back Against Greenland Plans Former Dutch Prime Minister and current NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte continues to praise U.S. President Donald Trump, despite how leaders of numerous NATO nations are reacting to his continued push to acquire Greenland.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21 How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 Trump says Canada should be grateful for ‘freebies’ it gets from the US US president singles out Mark Carney day after prime minister warned world is undergoing geopolitical ‘rupture’
Euronews · Jan 21 Trump suspends European tariffs after 'framework' Greenland deal agreed The announcement came hours after Trump's Davos speech, where he repeated the US needed Greenland for national and global security, and said NATO members could agree to US control and that "we'll be very appreciative."
Evening Standard · Jan 21 Trump rows back on Greenland tariff threats after ‘deal’ talks with Nato chief The US president had only earlier on Wednesday doubled down on his threats to secure the Arctic island, but ruled out the use of force to do so.
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Trump backs down on Europe tariffs threat over Greenland after reaching ‘framework of a future deal’ President drops plan to tax imports after reaching ‘framework for a future deal’ over Danish-controlled territory
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 US treasury secretary cuts awkward figure as Trump’s diplomatic defender Scott Bessent’s maladroit efforts to calm European anger and Americans’ puzzlement over Greenland have fallen flat
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 Eight wars settled and Chinese windfarms: factchecking Trump’s Davos claims The president’s address in Switzerland featured a range of dubious assertions, from exaggerated to false
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21 Trump’s rambling Davos speech rehashes warped ideas of US supremacy The president’s fixation on ‘piece of ice’ Greenland carries an echo of Vladimir Putin’s claims about Crimea