Market Brief – 19 Jan 2026

In today’s episode of Market Brief - After Hours, global markets reeled as renewed US tariff threats tied to Greenland sent European and Asian equities sharply lower, while investors rushed into safe-haven assets. We break down steep losses in France and Germany, weakness across the Stoxx 600, China’s slowing growth, and why South Korea defied the sell-off. The episode covers cooling Eurozone inflation, gold and silver surging to historic highs, Bitcoin’s leverage flush and stabilisation near $93,000, and detailed FX technicals across EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, and USD/CAD. We also examine major stock moves including Hyundai’s record surge, heavy losses in LVMH and BMW, and what escalating trade rhetoric could mean for markets in the days ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.