US EditionWall Street Slides to Near Three-Week Low as Greenland Dispute Triggers Global Sell-Off
U.S. futures and global markets fell as Trump threatened tariffs on eight NATO/EU countries unless Greenland is sold, pushing 10-year Treasury yields to 4.29%, analysts said.
- On Tuesday, S&P 500 futures slumped 1.6% and Nasdaq 100 futures plunged 2.0%, sending U.S. futures to one-month lows after President Donald Trump's Greenland tariff threats.
- President Donald Trump announced tariffs starting at 10% on Feb. 1, rising to 25% by June 1 targeting Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Great Britain unless Greenland is sold.
- Safe-Haven flows lifted gold futures, which rose 2.9% to $4,728, while the 10‑year Treasury yield jumped to 4.29% and the 30‑year yield rose to 4.93% amid a selloff.
- Tariffs are set to dominate discussions at Davos, focusing attention on policy risk, while EU leaders will consider 93 billion euros of tariffs at a Brussels emergency summit on Thursday, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed prolonged trade-war fears.
- Investors fear the dispute could strain NATO if unresolved, analysts cautioned a deeper crisis would hurt global equities, and President Donald Trump threatened 200‑per‑cent tariffs on French wines amid pressure on European leaders.
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