Rises on Wall Street following Trump’s speech in Davos; Netflix is ​​down

17:25

The Bloomberg news agency is now reporting that the European Union has suspended the approval of the trade agreement with the US against the backdrop of President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland. This, after he stated during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he would not take over the island by force.

17:05

The gains on Wall Street are getting stronger. The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 are strengthening by about 0.8% and the Nasdaq is advancing by about 0.7%.

Along with the recovery in the stock market, US government bond prices are also recovering slightly, with 10-year and 2-year yields both down by one basis point. The dollar index (DXY), which measures its strength against a basket of selected currencies around the world, has erased some of its declines, although it is still losing about 0.2% of its value.

In the commodity market, the price of gold is up by over 2% and stands at around $4,870 per ounce by the hour. On the other hand, the silver weakened slightly and its price now stands at around $94 per ounce, after yesterday it crossed the $95 level for the first time.

16:35

After the futures on Wall Street traded lower in the last few hours, trading opened with slight price increases, after President Trump stated that he wants to immediately open negotiations for the purchase of Greenland, and that the US will not take it over by force. The Nasdaq index rises by about 0.2%, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones add about 0.4% to their value.

The big technology giants are trading at the beginning of the day in a mixed trend. Nvidia , Tesla anddark record slight increases; on the other hand, Amazon , Microsoft , Alphabetical (Google) andMeta Record decreases of up to 1%. stock oracle andPalantir They also register drops in goals.

Netflix Losing over 4%, after publishing its financial reports yesterday (Tuesday) evening. The company did report revenues of $12.05 billion, and even beat forecasts, but the forecasts were for a profit of 76 cents per share, lower than Wall Street’s forecasts of 82 cents. By the way, even in the futures contracts on Wall Street, Netflix is ​​registering sharp declines of about 5.5%.

16:15

Trading in Europe moves to a mixed trend, after President Trump stated during his speech at the economic forum in Davos that the US will not use force to take over Greenland, and that he is interested in immediately opening negotiations for the purchase of the island. The Paris and London stock exchanges add about 0.2% to their value, the DAX index falls about 0.7%.

The declines recorded by futures contracts on Wall Street have also moderated, and now the leading indices are trading around the base level.

15:50

Trading in Europe continues to be conducted with falling rates. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange loses about 1.3%, the Putsi retreats by about 0.2% and the KAC weakens by about 0.6%. Investors’ eyes are now on US President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

While at the start of the trading day, Wall Street futures indicated slight gains at the open, now the leading indexes have moved down as much as 0.3%.

13:30

Europe moves to a negative trend – the DAX loses its value by about 0.7%, the POTSI and the KAC drop by about 0.1%. The futures on Wall Street are also weakening and now show slight increases of 0.1%-0.2% in the leading indices. This, against the background of growing nervousness ahead of Trump’s speech tonight. The American president is expected to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and directly address his increasing aggression towards the allied territory, Greenland.

At the same time, the stock of the food company Kraft Heinz down about 5% in early trading. This, after the company announced in a regulatory report that its largest shareholder – Berkshire Hathaway – may sell almost all of its 325 million shares. In fact, if the move does come to fruition, it is the first significant step by Warren Buffett’s replacement, Greg Abel.

In recent years, Kraft Heinz has struggled, and in September the company announced that it would split in two, after the giant merger that took place in 2015. Buffett himself, by the way, said last fall that he was disappointed with Kraft Heinz’s plan to split the company in two, and two of Berkshire’s representatives resigned from Kraft’s board of directors last spring.

11:30

The mixed trend in Europe continues – the Frankfurt Stock Exchange moves to declines of 0.3%, the French kac loses its value by about 0.1% and the postie trades stably.

stock Netflix is now trading in Frankfurt with decreases of about 7%, after the publication of its financial reports yesterday (Tuesday) evening. The company did report revenues of $12.05 billion, and even beat forecasts, but the forecasts were for a profit of 76 cents per share, lower than Wall Street’s forecasts of 82 cents. By the way, even in the futures contracts on Wall Street, Netflix is ​​registering sharp declines of about 5.5%.

10:30

Trading in Europe opened with a mixed trend but with minimal changes – the Frankfurt Stock Exchange registered an increase of 0.3%, London and Paris unchanged.

The UK inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, above forecasts of 3.3% by economists polled by Reuters. Inflation cooled sharply to 3.2% in the 12 months to November, and the data encouraged the Bank of England to cut interest rates at its final meeting of the year last month.

Core inflation, which excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, stood at 3.2% in December – unchanged from November – according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics.

6:43

The price of gold continues to climb and now stands at 4,865, an increase of 2.1%.

6:00

Asian stock markets are trading in a mixed trend this morning: the Kospi is trading down 0.5%, the Hang Seng index is down about 0.1%, and the Nikkei is losing 0.6% of its value. Against this, the Shanghai index is up slightly by about 0.1%, while the Shenzhen jumps by 0.7%.

Wall Street futures are trading in a positive trend: the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up around 0.3%, and the Dow Jones is up around 0.2%.

The price of gold soars to another all-time high of $4,848 an ounce, up 1.7%.

Yesterday, trading on Wall Street closed in sharp declines following the dramatic escalation in the geopolitical conflict around Greenland, President Trump’s renewed threats of tariffs against eight European countries reignited the fear of a global “trade war”, which led to the trend of “Sell America” ​​(selling American assets).

The Dow lost more than 1.5 percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 2 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively, erasing all year-to-date gains.

The “Magnificent Seven” led the declines in the market – Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Nvidia and Tesla losing over 1% each. Amazon suffered the hardest blow with a decrease of about 4%. Nvidia andTesla Both also traded in significant declines, with Nasdaq losing about 2%.

This is the first time since last October that all seven stocks fall by more than 1% on the same trading day. Such an event usually indicates a horizontal negative sentiment (Risk-off) where investors flee from risk assets at once.

The streaming giant Netflix Tonight published its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025. The company reported revenues of $12.05 billion, compared to analysts’ forecasts of $11.97 billion. In terms of earnings per share, the company reported $0.56 per share, compared to analysts’ forecasts of $0.55 per share.

In late trading, the stock fell by about 4.5%.

The company provided a cautious outlook for the coming months, noting an increase in content spending and costs related to completing its deal with Warner Bros.

For the next quarter, Netflix expects a profit of 76 cents per share, lower than Wall Street forecasts of 82 cents. Revenues are expected to total $12.2 billion, according to analysts’ estimates.

The streaming giant announced that it plans to increase its investment in movies and TV series by 10% in 2026, and at the same time move forward as a leader with plans to acquire Warner’s studio and streaming operations, a deal that will unite two of the world’s largest entertainment giants. Netflix spent about 18 billion dollars on content last year, and the number of its subscribers grew by almost 8% and reached more than 325 million.

In the debt market – yields on US Treasury bonds soared, especially at the long end of the yield curve. The yield on the 30-year bond jumped by 9 basis points to 4.93%, approaching the critical threshold of 5%. At the same time, the yield on the reference 10-year bond increased by 6 basis points to approximately 4.291%. One basis point equals 0.01%, and bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.

Meanwhile, the Danish pension fund AkademikerPension announced that it plans to sell its investment of $100 million in US government bonds, due to the “poor financing of the US government”.

The foundation, which represents approximately 174,500 academic members and manages assets totaling approximately 164 billion Danish kroner (approximately $26 billion), “the decision stems from the poor funding of the US government, which leads us to think that an alternative way to manage liquidity and risks must be found,” said Anders Schelde, the chief investment officer of the foundation, in a statement sent by email.

In Japan, there was also an upheaval: the yield on Japanese government bonds for 40 years jumped to a historic high, amid concerns raised by investors regarding the fact that a proposed cut in the sales tax on food could worsen the country’s fiscal situation. The long-term yield rose by almost 3 basis points to 4.213%, the highest level since the 40-year bond was first issued. Shorter yields also climbed sharply: the 10-year bond yield rose more than 10 basis points to 2.38%, the highest level since 1999, while the 20-year yield jumped about 22 basis points to 3.47%.

The wave of sales came a day after Japanese Prime Minister Sanaa Takaichi announced that she intends to dissolve parliament on Friday and go to snap elections on February 8, a move that is expected to place economic policy at the center of the election campaign.

In the commodities market, oil prices rose as traders weighed the impact of oil supply disruptions in the Black Sea region alongside broader market volatility following President Donald Trump’s ambitions to acquire Greenland.

WTI oil was trading above $60 per barrel. Supply disruptions have helped support prices, with Kazakhstan’s biggest oil producer recently halting production at the Tengiz and Korolev fields following two generator fires. According to Reuters, the Tengiz field will remain closed for another seven to ten days.

Kazakhstan has already reduced oil production after drone attacks hit the shipping terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in Russia, which is the export route for about 80% of Kazakh oil.

The price of oil has already risen by about 8% since the last low about a month ago to $59.4 per barrel. Last week, oil touched the level of 62 dollars – against the background of the fear of an American attack on Iran, which could complicate the production and shipments of oil from the Persian Gulf in the medium term.

Precious metal prices also surged to new highs after President Trump stepped up his rhetoric regarding the purchase of Greenland, while his threats to impose tariffs on several European countries reignited fears of a trade war.

Gold futures hit a record high of $4,759.60 an ounce, up 3.7% from Friday – the biggest daily gain since 2020. The metal is seen as a “safe haven” asset in times of geopolitical or economic uncertainty. Silver futures jumped 6.9% to $94.21 an ounce, also an all-time high.