That's really sad, actually... I almost feel bad for her. Almost... 😼

Seoul searching Trump signals he could hike tariffs on South Korea.

🎙️Today on Reuters Morning Bid, Peter Deviln and I do some "Seoul Searching"
🚧 Trump threatens Korea with extra tariffs
💽 #Microsoft unveils a new AI chip to rival Nvidia
❄️ #StormFern is sending natural gas prices to 5y highs
Have a listen 🎧 follow us ➡️ and give us a like! 😍
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🌮Morning! Markets are enjoying the taste of TACOs today, after #Trump backs down on #tariffs and #Greenland. No detail yet on the agreement over the concepts of a plan for a framework but:
📈Futures and USD are up
🪙Gold a touch softer
⚠️Stocks/USD haven't gone back to where they were on Friday

"If it weren't for us, you'd all be speaking German."

Might just end up being a lot of hot air, mind... 🎈

Exclusive: Britain and China to revive 'Golden Era' business dialogue during Starmer visit Britain and China aim to revive a "golden era" business dialogue when Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a planned Beijing visit next week, said three sources familiar with the initiative, with top exe...

🐲 EXCLUSIVE: #Starmer is set to make the first visit to #China by a British leader since 2018

🎶"I can tell that we are going to be friends"

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Determined to seize Greenland, Trump faces tough reception in Davos The U.S. president is likely to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades.

🌞Morning! A bit more stability creeping into markets today, especially as bonds have regained some composure.
📉Stocks are still edging lower
🪙Gold is up
🧟VIX is toying with the 19/20 level

And there's still #Trump due to arrive in #Davos in a few hours
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Ugh! Burst water main... what a bunch of drips! 💦 😆(I hope they fix it soon... water flowing a little further south to you)

Trump calls UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius 'stupid' and 'weak'' U.S. President Donald Trump lambasted Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago including an island with an important U.S.-UK air base as an act of "total weakness" and "great stupi...

🤔The US: (Jan 2026) "UK Chagos deal with Mauritius 'stupid' and 'weak''"

🤯Also the US: (May 2025) "The Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation of the joint US/UK military facility at Diego Garcia"

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Traders rush to snap up FX hedges for Greenland tariff risks Trader demand for protection against big swings in the euro in early February rose sharply on Tuesday, as concern grew over a possible rekindling of a trade war following U.S. President Donald Trump's...

💵The dollar is selling off against major currencies as investors stage a mini "Sell America" moment. Bessent says it's all "media hysteria" and yet:
💶Euro set for biggest 1D rise since Sept
⛰️Swissie set for biggest 3-day rally since April 2025
💷Pound heading for $1.35
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🌞Morning! Well, another day, another VERY normal set of headlines to digest
🍷Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines to get Macron onto Board of Peace
🏝️Trump says UK planning to give away Diego Garcia "site of a vital US base" - uh oh
💵'Sell America' trade in play: dollar ⬇️ US futures ⬇️

Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists It is 89 seconds to midnight.

⏰Ooh fun! The @thebulletin.org makes its #DoomsdayClock announcement tomorrow.

Last year, it was at 89 seconds to midnight and given how chilled everything is a year on, I'm sure it's *fine*....

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Good times.... good times.... 😎

Okay, that's quite enough internets for me today....

I think if you have to "run thousands of simulations" to figure out how much a decent, balanced meal costs (and still not come up with something even close to realistic), you are perhaps not well placed to tell ordinary people how to budget... 😱

🤭 DAVOS-U.S. TREASURY'S BESSENT: COMPLETE CANARD TO THINK PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ACTION ON GREENLAND IS DUE TO NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
😱Trump to Norway: "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

ISWYDT! 😆

I find it pretty stressful tbh.... You can't switch off when you have to constantly be thinking "how could this affect markets?" More walks along the river, I think!

"A boat that landed there hundreds of years ago"... that feels VERY familiar

😱 #Trump tells Norway in a letter seen by Reuters he feels "no obligation to think purely of peace" after Nobel Committee did not award him the peace prize.

Norway PM says: "I have repeatedly clearly explained to Trump that it is an independent committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize"

EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation The EU's Anti-Coercion Instrument could limit access to public tenders in the bloc or restrict trade in services in which the U.S. has a surplus with the EU.

⛰️#Davos isn't going to be AT ALL awkward this year ...
💰Analysts reckon European investors own $8 trillion in US stocks/bonds
"One option is a package of tariffs on 93 billion euros of US imports that could automatically kick in on Feb 6 after a 6-month suspension."
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Morning Bid: US picks a fight with its biggest creditor A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

🌞 Morning! Okay, who had "Starting a trade war with your biggest creditor" on their 2026 bingo card?
💵Dollar bearing the brunt of Trump's #tariff threats over #Greenland
💶 Euro bid across the board
📉US stock futures are way down
🪙 Gold at new record highs

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Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:

🗽EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump sat down with @reuters.com for a 30-minute interview in the Oval Office yesterday
Below are five key take-aways.
💪Trump's doing it his way
🦾Backing ICE
🕊️Peace is hard
🙌Holding pattern on Iran
🗳️Managing expectations for the midterms
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Exclusive: China's customs agents told Nvidia's H200 chips are not permitted, sources say Chinese customs authorities told customs agents this week that Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter China, according to three people briefed on the matter.

😅 This aged well: "US eases regulations on Nvidia H200 chip exports to China"

🔊TODAY EXCLUSIVE: China's customs agents told Nvidia H200 chips not permitted, sources say

"The wording from the officials is so severe that it is basically a ban for now," one of the people said.
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Japan yen hits 18-month low; traders weigh up chances of intervention The yen fell to its weakest level in a year-and-a-half against the dollar on Wednesday on speculation of a snap election that could pave the way for fiscal stimulus, prompting traders to consider the ...

💴Japan's yen is sinking. Traders believe Takaichi's proposed fiscal plans will further strain the country's finances and interest rates may take longer to rise.

👀Traders are considering 160 as a line in the sand for intervention. But it's more about the volatility than the level
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Morning Bid: Turbocharged 'Takaichi trade' puts markets on yen watch A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee

🌞Morning! Japan's snap election is turbocharging the "Takaichi trade" and the yen is sinking, putting traders on intervention watch (again).
🌏China logs $1.2T 2025 trade surplus tariffs
🔥At least 2571 killed in Iran protests
💴JPY weakest since July 2024
✨Gold hits record $4639
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The caption to the photo: "Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at worker"... 😱

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🎙️ On today's Morning Bid #podcast we get into:
🛢️ Trump threatens 25% tariffs on anyone trading with #Iran
🛒 3 former Fed Chairs decry Trump's attacks on central bank independence... hours before December CPI
💴 Why traders from Tokyo to Tampa need to watch the #yen
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BBC seeks to have Trump's $10 billion lawsuit dismissed The BBC will file a motion to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over its editing of a speech that made it appear he had directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol.

👩‍⚖️With everything else that's going on, I had legit completely forgotten about this
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Donald Trump versus the Federal Reserve - what you need to know Jerome Powell, head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said on Sunday the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation against him for allegedly misleading Congress about a building renovation pro...

If you want to know more about why the Trump administration's attacks on the Fed matter, take a look at this explainer!

My favourite bullet point: "Is this normal?"
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