3 h. ago Gold hits record high as global markets rattled by Trump’s tariff and Greenland threats

Precious metals are seen as a reliable store of value when markets or currencies have volatility

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4 h. ago Reeves: UK will not be ‘buffeted around’ amid Trump tariff threats

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK’s economic plan would ‘get us through challenging times’.

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4 h. ago A ‘trade bazooka’, tariffs and a World Cup boycott: How Europe can hit back at Trump over Greenland

European leaders have made bullish threats of a response to Trump’s latest tariff threats. But economists tell Craig Hoyle that an extended trade war would be a ‘worst-case scenario’

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7 h. ago Trump entourage slams Europe's 'anger' and 'bitterness' over Greenland tariff threat as president heads to Davos for showdown with world leaders: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President will speak at the event after doubling down on his threat to seize Greenland.

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8 h. ago The Latest: US Treasury secretary decries Europe’s ‘anger’ over tariff threat

U.S. President Donald Trump’s third visit as president to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting is set for Wednesday

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10 h. ago US futures edge higher and gold hits another record as markets swoon over Greenland dispute

Asian shares have extended their losses while gold prices hit a record high as concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats on Greenland fueled unease among investors

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22 h. ago London's FTSE 100 slips as Trump's tariff threats over Greenland loom

London's FTSE 100 slips as Trump's tariff threats over Greenland loom  Reuters

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23 h. ago Davos: Reeves urges leaders to keep cool heads over tariff threat in free trade call – business live

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where European Commission president says Europe must respond to geopolitical shocksFull report: Trump tariffs over Greenland are an error, says Ursula von der LeyenScott Bessent then denies that European Union countries, and the UK, could exercise the “nuclear option” over the Greenland crisis, and dump their holdings of US Treasuries.Asked how the Treasury Department, and the White House, would prepare for this, Bessent insists it is a “completely false narrative”, and claims the media are “hysterical” over the issue.I would say this is the same kind of hysteria that we heard on April 2nd. There was a panic.What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out.What president Trump is threatening on Greenland is very different than the other trade deals. So I would urge all countries to stick with their trade deals. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Bitcoin and dollar price fall again as Trump tariff threats trigger stock selloff

Market analysts say investors are dumping dollar assets over ‘fears of prolonged uncertainty’

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23 h. ago Piers Morgan risks wrath of Donald Trump as he tells England to BOYCOTT World Cup

England are in the middle of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup but the Three Lions have been told to consider their spot at the tournament in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s tariff threats

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23 h. ago John Swinney urged to ‘reach out’ to US president over tariff threat

Concerns were raised in Holyrood over the impact a threatened hike in tariffs by the US president would have on Scotland’s crucial whisky sector.

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24 h. ago 'Sell America' trade in full swing as US stocks and dollar plunge as world reacts to Trump's tariff threats

'Sell America' fears grow as Trump Greenland tariffs send markets reeling

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25 h. ago Stocks set to plunge and Wall Street fear gauge surges over Trump's Greenland tariff threats

'Sell America' fears grow as Trump Greenland tariffs send markets reeling

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26 h. ago Macron sports Top Gun shades to launch veiled attack on Trump’s Greenland threats saying ‘we’re in world without rules’

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has launched a veiled attack on Donald Trump and said that we are now shifting to a world "without rules". European leader blasted his US counterparts tariff threats - calling them an attempt to "subordinate Europe". Donning a pair of aviator shades at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, Macron took...

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28 h. ago Scots jobs and livelihoods 'on the line' as a result of latest Donald Trump tariff threat

The US President is attempting to force European nations into accepting his hostile takeover of Greenland.

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28 h. ago London stocks fall after Trump's tariff threat on Europe over Greenland

London stocks fall after Trump's tariff threat on Europe over Greenland  Reuters

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29 h. ago Global markets rattled as Donald Trump issues Greenland and tariff threats

US financial markets were closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr Day

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31 h. ago Trump threatens 200% tariff on ‘French wines and champagnes’ in response to Macron snub

‘I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join’

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32 h. ago Trump threatens to slap 200 percent tariff on French wines over Board of Peace as president leaks text from Macron

Donald Trump threatened to hit France with a 200 percent tariff on champagne and wine Monday night before leaking a text message from Emmanuel Macron.

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32 h. ago Donald Trump leaks private Macron texts before threatening 200% Champagne tariff

Donald Trump shared in a Truth Social post that French President Emmanuel Macron had messaged him about Greenland

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