Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The article discusses the decline of the U.S. dollar to a two-week low as tensions between President Trump and European leaders escalate, leading to a sell-off of U.S. assets and a rise in precious metals.
European equities and U.S. stock futures fell after Trump’s threats over Greenland. Gold and silver prices hit fresh records.
Trump's tariff threats and a jump in Japanese bond yields roil markets
The DXY dollar index was lower, and BofA said the currency looked set to depreciate against this year as lower U.S. rates make it cheaper to take protection against the risk of the currency weakening.
The WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% — up 10 of the past 13 trading days.
