Trade
India to slash tariffs on cars to 40% in trade deal with EU, sources say
Matthias Luehers, Head Region Overseas, Mercedes-Benz Cars and Martin Schwenk, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India pose with Mercedes Benz A-class Limousine and the New GLA during Auto Expo 2020, on February 5, 2020, in Greater Noida, India. Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images India plans to slash tariffs on cars imported from the European […]
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Trump threatens to impose 100% tariff if Canada makes deal with China
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 13, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that the U.S. would impose 100% tariff on goods sold in the U.S. if the country strikes a trade deal with […]
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Greenland PM: Don’t know details of Trump-NATO deal framework, but sovereignty is a ‘red line’
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 22, 2026. Marko Djurica | Reuters Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a press conference Thursday he doesn’t know what’s in the “framework” deal that President Donald Trump announced after meeting with NATO’s leader a day earlier. But Nielsen stressed that […]
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EU needs ‘greater clarity’ on Trump’s Greenland intentions after he backs down on tariffs, senior lawmaker tells CNBC
The EU needs “clarity” on Donald Trump’s intentions after he cancelled his planned levies against eight countries over their stance on Greenland, a senior lawmaker has told CNBC. EU lawmakers have removed the threat of tariff countermeasures against the U.S. after the U.S. president backed down. Bernd Lange, a member of the European Parliament and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump calls off tariffs on Europe, but nations are still walking a diplomatic tightrope
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have agreed on what […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A ‘concept’ of a plan on Greenland and no more European tariffs — Trump’s remarkable day at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he leaves the congress centre during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The tariff clock stopped just in time. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have agreed […]
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Trump says he reached Greenland deal ‘framework’ with NATO, backs off Europe tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.” […]
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Trump to speak at Davos as his Greenland push, tariff threats take center stage
President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to speak at the World Economic Forum, directly addressing an audience that has been put on edge by his intensifying aggression toward the allied territory of Greenland. Trump’s speech is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. The address will be bookended by meetings with other world leaders attending […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s intensifying pressure on Greenland prompts investors to ‘sell America’
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Markets on Tuesday flashed the classic signs of a “sell America” trade, as investors recoiled from escalating risks […]
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‘You’ll find out,’ Trump says on Greenland takeover strategy
President Donald Trump points during a press briefing at the White House on the one-year mark into his second term in office, Jan. 20, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday declined to detail what lengths he will go to in order to achieve his aim of making Greenland part of the […]
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