President Donald Trump triggers market volatility with tariff threats against European nations over Greenland acquisition
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on eight European nations linked to a Greenland purchase. The move sent gold to record highs and futures lower.
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President Donald Trump donald trumpannounced on Saturday via a post on Truth Social that the United States 
USwill implement an additional 10 percent import tariff starting February 1 on products from eight European countries. The nations involved are Denmark 
DK, Norway 
NO, Sweden 
SE, France 
FR, Germany 
DE, the Netherlands 
NL, Finland 
FI, and Great Britain 
GB. These tariffs are set to increase to 25 percent on June 1, provided that the United Statesdoes not purchase Greenland. These eight countries were already subject to import tariffs by the United Statesbefore this weekend announcement.
USwill implement an additional 10 percent import tariff starting February 1 on products from eight European countries. The nations involved are Denmark DK, Norway NO, Sweden SE, France FR, Germany DE, the Netherlands NL, Finland FI, and Great Britain GB. These tariffs are set to increase to 25 percent on June 1, provided that the United Statesdoes not purchase Greenland. These eight countries were already subject to import tariffs by the United Statesbefore this weekend announcement.The news caused a significant downturn as markets reopened. Since the United Statesmarkets were closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the impact was felt early Tuesday. The S&P 500 e-minis dropped 112 points, or 1.61 percent, at 5:32 a.m. ET, while the NASDAQ Composite 100 e-minis fell 505.25 points, or 1.97 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average e-minis saw a decline of 728 points, or 1.47 percent. Volatility intensified as the CBOE Volatility Index reached a two-month peak of 20.61 points.
