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Davos finds trade ties resilient despite tariff shocks - markets balance a PMI pop with policy jitters. $IBM $SPGI

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Davos Signals Trade Resilience as US Tariffs Rattle Markets and Sentiment Rebounds

Global interconnection shows resilience after Davos discussions. Senior officials argued that trade links are holding despite recent shocks. This matters now because new tariffs and supply chain frict

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January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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A Greenland diplomatic stutter and Japan bond shock leave markets eyeing the Fed with wary patience.

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Markets Face Fed Test After Greenland Flare-Up and Japan Bond Shock

Global markets: Fed meeting and Greenland episode set trading tone. Global markets enter the session with risk appetite on edge after a sudden Greenland episode that prompted U.S. threats of tariffs a

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January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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Bond market keeps the score: long yields climb despite Fed cuts, forcing a reality check now. $BLK $JPM

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Bond Market Holds the Line as Yields Rise and Fed Chair Odds Move

Bond market keeps the score. Global long rates have risen even as the Federal Reserve cut policy rates aggressively in 2024 and 2025, and that gap matters now because it limits how far political press

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January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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Greenland tariff U-turn gives markets a beat of calm — headline risk has merely taken a coffee break. $INTC $ABT $FCX $GE $PG

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Greenland U-turn Calms Markets as Tech, Bonds and Commodities Reprice for the Day

Markets react to Trump U-turn on Greenland tariffs. Global equities regained ground after the White House stepped back from a tariff threat late Wednesday. The move removed an immediate source of trad

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January 22, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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Wall Street's "TACO trade" (Trump Always Chickens Out) just worked again—markets tanked on Greenland tariff threats, then rallied when he reversed. But what happens when he actually follows through? Full story: tradeengine.io/news/the-tac... #trading #markets #investing

January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM

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Court questions Fed removal powers and an EU trade pause make markets wake up to political risk.

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Supreme Court scrutiny and EU trade pause set the tone for markets at the open

Supreme Court scrutiny and an EU pause on a U.S. trade pact set the tone for markets at the open. The high court heard arguments on whether the president can remove a Federal Reserve governor and Euro

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January 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM

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Why are earnings beats getting sold off this season? Guidance sensitivity is through the roof. #$NVDA fell 4.3% on export uncertainty. #$NFLX beat but dropped on cautious outlook. Traders adapting with sector rotation and vol plays

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January 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM

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Davos tariffs and yield jitters reshape the open - political headlines are now market drivers. $NFLX $WBD $CFG $HAL $JNJ $KMI

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Davos, Tariffs and Treasury Yields: Market Preview Before the U.S. Open

Trump’s Davos speech and tariff threats set the agenda for markets today. Global markets paused as investors weighed President Trump’s remarks in Davos on Greenland and his wider tariff posture.

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January 21, 2026 at 11:34 AM

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Tariff threats over Greenland jolted markets, pushing metals and volatility higher as Davos looms. $NFLX

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Greenland Tariff Threats Drive Safe-Haven Demand and Push JGB Yields to Records

Trump’s Greenland tariff threats roil markets. Investors sold U.S. risk assets while buying safe havens as futures slipped and the VIX hit its highest level this year. Gold climbed past $4,700 p

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January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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Newly released Fed transcripts show a spring 2020 pivot: market triage first, jobs over early inflation.

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Fed pandemic transcripts show why the central bank prioritized jobs over early inflation signals

Federal Reserve transcripts from 2020 reveal how officials moved fast to stop financial markets from collapsing and then shifted focus to the labor market. The release matters now because it reshapes

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January 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM

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Fed uncertainty, oil spikes and a record gold close make markets read the headlines, not the tea leaves. $TSM

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Markets Preview: Fed Uncertainty, Geopolitics and Commodity Volatility Set the Tone for Monday

Markets face Fed uncertainty and geopolitics. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was reportedly threatened with indictment, and President Donald Trump signalled he will not fire Powell while saying h

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January 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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Headline jobless claims look calm, but a steep youth slump is reshaping hiring and market narratives. $GOOGL $HSBC

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Young-worker slump, AI hiring caution and the market session ahead

Young-worker slump. US unemployment claims eased to 198,000 last week, a sign of headline stability, but the pain for entry-level workers has grown. The 20-to-24 year old jobless rate jumped from a 54

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January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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Tech takes a breather as TSMC's shocker pivots flows to value amid steadier dollar and calmer oil. $TSM $GS $MS $BLK

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Market Preview: Tech Rotation and TSMC’s Surge Set the Tone for Stocks, Oil Pulls Back on Iran Signals

U.S. markets face rotation as tech cools and TSMC surprises. Investors pulled back from the so called Magnificent Seven and moved toward value stocks after political headlines and tariff noise hit exp

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January 15, 2026 at 11:41 AM

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When political rhetoric meets economic data: GDP at 2.5% (not exactly "super-high"), inflation stuck at 3% (not "almost zero"), and the Fed getting pressured for rate cuts. Markets are pricing in the reality, not the spin.

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January 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM

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Why did $NVDA and semis rally while $JPM and banks sold off on earnings day? CPI at 2.6% triggered a massive rotation from financials into AI infrastructure. $AMD $INTC upgraded, $GOOGL surging, but $V $MA crushed on rate cap talk. The money is moving fast

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January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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Powell's pushback cools political risk while a grocery-price shock adds a new wrinkle to the open.

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Powell Pushback and Grocery Shock Set the Market Tone for the Open

Powell’s pushback is working. Global central bankers moved quickly to defend Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell after a startling criminal inquiry into his role in a Fed renovation project. Tha

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January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM

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CPI, Fed fights and oil jitters set a busy script for traders — data first, politics and yields follow. $JPM $BK $DAL $GOOGL $AAPL

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Markets Focus on U.S. CPI, Fed Independence Fight and Oil Supply Risks

U.S. CPI and the fight over Fed independence set the tone for trading ahead. Investors face a packed data calendar and political noise that could move rates and risk assets in the near term. The immed

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January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM

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SPY hit 6,977 (record), DIA hit 49,590 (record) the same day DOJ threatened Powell with charges. Markets went "hedge America" not "sell America." 10Y yield: 4.186%, below 200-day MA. This is fundamentals over politics. Stay positioned, stay hedged. #stocks
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January 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM

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DOJ probe of Fed chair Powell turns a presidential feud into a stress test for central-bank credibility.

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DOJ Opens Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Powell, Markets Stay Calm as Risks Rise

DOJ opens criminal probe of Fed chair Jerome Powell. The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Powell over his Congressional testimony on the Federal Reserve building project.

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January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM

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DOJ threat to indict Powell spotlights Fed autonomy and nudges safe-haven flows and policy risk. $XOM

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Markets React to DOJ Threat Against Fed Chair Powell and Iran Unrest

DOJ Threat to Indict Fed Chair Powell drives market moves and raises questions about central bank independence. The immediate reaction was muted, but safe haven flows and policy risk are front and cen

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January 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM

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Payrolls rose by 50,000 while unemployment fell to 4.4%—a mixed signal the market will parse fast.

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US Jobs Slow, Unemployment Falls to 4.4%: Market Preview for the Open

The December jobs report showed payrolls rising by 50,000 while the unemployment rate slipped to 4.4 percent. That mixed outcome matters now because it reduces the risk of immediate Fed easing while u

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January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM

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U.S. move in Caracas reroutes heavy crude and throws Gulf Coast refineries into the spotlight.

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Venezuela Operation Rewires Oil Flows as Markets Eye Jobs, Defense Gains and Big-Mining M&A

U.S. actions in Venezuela reshape energy flows. The raid to seize control of Caracas and the sudden reopening of Venezuelan oil to the United States matter now because they change short-term supply pe

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January 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM

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Century-old Dow Theory just flashed bullish after year-long wait. Both industrial and transport indexes hit records together - first time since 2024. Market rotation from AI to value shows broader strength. Full story: tradeengine.io/news/the-sto... #stocks #trading

January 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM

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Defense budget theatrics, Venezuelan crude moves and chip rules set markets nervy before payrolls. $LMT $NOC $GD $RTX $XOM $COP $NVDA $AYI $CMC $GBX $LNN $RPM $SNX

Read it here: https://tradeengine.io/news/trump-defense-push-and-venezuelan-crude-plan-reshape-markets-before-u-s-payrolls/