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1+ min ago   (1466+ words) While tariffs have been "all show and no substance, economists fear an AI investment bubble and tensions in the South China Sea, along with Trumps attacks on the Federal Reserves independence One year into Donald Trumps presidency and experts in…...

3+ min ago   (499+ words) Gold (GC=F) and silver (SI=F) jumped to fresh records on Tuesday as President Trump doubled down on his pursuit of Greenland, threatening new tariffs on Europe. Gold futures climbed above $4,700 per ounce while silver surged to $95 per ounce, extending a…...

4+ min ago   (232+ words) Long-term U.S. government debt sells off, with yields rising, and the dollar weakens as markets reopen amid renewed risks of a trade war with Europe over Greenland. The 30-year Treasury yield approaches 5% and the 10-year is at 4.3%, while the two-year hovers…...

13+ min ago   (397+ words) New York, Jan 20, 2026, 13:40 EST " Regular session Bitcoin slipped under $90,000 on Tuesday, deepening a retreat amid a broader risk-asset selloff. BTC dipped roughly 3.8% to $89,480, having reached $93,247 earlier in the day. The shift carried weight beyond just crypto. Investors were reacting to…...

31+ min ago   (241+ words) Speaking in Davos at the World Economic Forum, Howard Lutnick, the US Secretary of Commerce, said decades of policies centred on offshoring, export-led growth and cheap global labour had hollowed out American industry and disadvantaged American workers. "Globalisation has failed…...

31+ min ago   (342+ words) The stock market took a dive on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's return to the White House as investors braced for a global clash over his threats against Greenland. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by more than…...

32+ min ago   (641+ words) Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) prices are extending their losses on Tuesday as risk-on sentiment fades amid rising geopolitical tensions over Greenland. These developments further intensified uncertainty and triggered a risk-off sentiment among traders, which does not bode…...

34+ min ago   (537+ words) The Swiss Franc (CHF) attracts fresh buyers against the Euro (EUR) on Tuesday, as renewed US-EU trade war concerns weigh on risk appetite and lift demand for defensive currencies. At the time of writing, EUR/CHF trades around 0.9265, hovering near…...

44+ min ago   (909+ words) January 21, 2026 " 5:17am Stocks slumped in afternoon trading on Wall Street after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight NATO members with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland. The S&P 500 fell 1.2 per cent,…...

45+ min ago   (26+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says President Donald Trump is set to decide which of four candidates he will nominate for chair of the Federal Reserve....