A person walks along a street on the day of the meeting between top U.S. officials and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, in Nuuk, Greenland, January 14, 2026.
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World markets jolted, dollar dips as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
Global markets are facing volatility after President Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nations until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland, injecting fresh trade uncertainty as stocks slid and the dollar broadly weakened. Trump said he would impose an additional 10% import tariff from February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, which will rise to 25% on June 1 if no deal is reached. Major European Union states decried the tariff threats over Greenland as blackmail on Sunday The euro firmed 0.26% to $1.1628 after it initially dropped to its lowest since November as investors sold off the dollar broadly, lifting other major rival currencies. In European markets, EUROSTOXX 50 futures and DAX futures both fell 1.1%. Japan's Nikkei dropped 1% as risk-off sentiment prevailed.
EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat
European capitals may hit the U.S. with 93 billion euros ($107.71 billion) worth of tariffs or restrict American companies from the bloc's market in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to NATO allies opposed to his campaign to take over Greenland, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The retaliation measures are being drawn up to give European leaders leverage in pivotal meetings with Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the FT report said, citing officials involved in the preparations for the meetings in Switzerland.
Stocks, dollar take tariff hit; gold gets safety bid
Stock markets slid in Asia on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap extra tariffs on eight European nations until the U.S. was allowed to buy Greenland, pushing the dollar down against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc. Gold and silver both jumped to all-time highs, while oil flatlined on concerns about what a possible trade war between the U.S. and Europe could mean for global growth and demand. A holiday in U.S. equity and bond markets made for thin trading and probably contributed to a 0.8% drop in S&P 500 futures and a 1.1% fall in Nasdaq futures . For Europe, EUROSTOXX 50 futures and DAX futures both shed 1.1%, while FTSE futures lost 0.4%. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.8%, and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.1%. Trump said he would impose additional 10% import levies from February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, rising to 25% on June 1 if no deal was reached. Major European Union states condemned the tariff threats over Greenland as blackmail, and France proposed responding with a range of previously untested economic countermeasures.