US EditionFive Takeaways From Davos 2026
Trump’s provocative moves at Davos unsettled European trust, prompting leaders to push for faster decision-making and trade diversification amid rising transatlantic tensions.
- On Jan 23, the World Economic Forum in Davos was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose unpredictability shaped an unusually eventful meeting.
- The Greenland gambit and looming tariff threats prompted pushback from European leaders, as Trump's threats to impose tariffs inflamed tensions and his claim on Greenland crossed red lines.
- Tech leaders, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, dominated AI sessions while Anthropic opened office space and Musk criticized high solar tariffs as artificially inflating costs.
- Europe's trust in Washington has been badly shaken, prompting faster crisis decision-making, while CEOs and Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne demand stability and companies diversify commerce.
- Big Oil returned to Davos as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said global oil output must more than double, some executives expect higher European and U.S. defence spending, while Ukraine peace talks remain unresolved.
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