Scott Bessent ‘not concerned’ by sell-off: Denmark is irrelevant

“Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at Davos on Wednesday. The “sell America” trade was in full swing Tuesday after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. U.S. stocks and bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking. It comes as Trump’s threats to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries as…

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A diplomacy tightrope for Britain’s Starmer after Trump’s tirades

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch British diplomats have long prided themselves on the so-called “special relationship” with the United States. The phrase was coined by Winston Churchill, Britain’s inspirational wartime leader, when in March 1946 he famously described how an “iron curtain” had descended across…

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Greenland devastated by Trump’s takeover threats: business minister

Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for industry, raw materials, mining, energy, law enforcement and equality, addresses MPs at a meeting in the Inter-Parliamentary Union room in the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, England, organized by the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for Greenland following U.S. threats to take over the territory. James Manning – Pa Images | Pa Images…

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Ray Dalio fears ‘capital wars’ due to Trump actions, with nations dumping U.S. assets

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s aggressive political direction could spark a new phase of global financial conflict, as foreign governments and investors reconsider their appetite for U.S. assets amid rising unease and economic tensions. “On the other side of trade deficits and trade wars, there are capital and capital wars,” Dalio…

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Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index

Atlantide Phototravel | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Monday as investors assessed renewed U.S. tariff threats tied to Greenland, raising concerns about escalating trade tensions with Europe. European states are reportedly discussing counter-tariffs and broader punitive economic measures in response to fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump, further…

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Greenland PM rebukes Trump’s threats of European tariffs

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses people protesting against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that the Arctic island would not be pressured over U.S. President Donald…

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