Trade

There is potential for more volatility in the Treasury market.

Auto makers slide, while defense and mining stocks rally as investors fret about President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

The current flare-up is different from those that rattled markets in 2025.

Tuesday’s bond-market upheaval sent the cost of a 30-year mortgage 0.14 percentage point higher, according to one daily survey.

AkademikerPension’s chief investment officer said the move was driven by the U.S. government’s poor finances, but that Trump’s action didn’t make the call more difficult.

Stocks are up. The 10-year Treasury yield is down. Oil is cheap. Still, there’s one asset that shows how stressed Americans really are.

U.S. assets are tumbling amid President Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.

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Precious metals reach record highs following Trump's Greenland tariff threat

President Donald Trump said in a post on Turh Social on Saturday that he would impose a 10% tariff on eight NATO countries from Feb. 1.

President Donald Trump’s threats are rattling the market, although investors “may be pricing in a generous degree of bluff.”

Oil companies might want to look at past U.S. exploits in the region before rushing back in.

Overall foreign holdings of U.S. government debt reached a record of $9.36 trillion.

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The agreement will lower tariffs, boost semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., and provide credit guarantees for Taiwanese companies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will sanction members of Iran’s regime and warned that countries doing business with Tehran could face 25% tariffs.

European member states backed a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South America, including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Some see it as both a political statement and an economic agreement.

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The levies apply to a “very narrow category” and codifies Trump’s plan to take a cut of chip sales to China. A broader tariff could still come.

The Danish Ministry of Defence said Wednesday that it is ramping up its military presence around Greenland, and Sweden sent military officers to the island.

There has been progress on the U.S. trade deficit, however.

Analysts are looking to see if a diplomatic off-ramp can be found to avert another geopolitical crisis as President Donald Trump seeks control of the island.

The U.S. fiscal picture is improving, helped by spending cuts in education and stronger tax revenue from tariffs and wage growth.