Stephen Carroll

American officials are rushing to step up links with Greenland after President Donald Trump renewed demands to take over the island.

Bloomberg understands the White House is considering business deals including rare earth mineral mining projects and hydroelectric power.

Chairman of the Nordic Council Lars Christian Brask says Danish government personnel have previously sought discussions with the US on this matter.

Lars Christian Brask was speaking there hours before President Trump posted on social media that Russia and China only fear the NATO alliance because of US involvement.

His comments come days after the Danish Prime Minister said the US takeover of Greenland would mean the end of NATO.

The Euronext index has gone a year without a major IPO.

That's as major markets, including Paris and Amsterdam, battle the continent's capital market stagnation.

Bloomberg's Tiwa Adebayo has more.

And those are your top stories on the markets this morning.

Eurostoxx 50 futures down two tenths of one percent.

FTSE 100 futures are four tenths lower.

We have equities in the red in Asia as well with the MSCI Pacific Index down by eight tenths of one percent.

As we are watching defence stocks this morning, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index slightly higher.

The euro is trading at 116.81.

That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Stephen Carroll.

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Stephen Carroll.

Leading Chinese oil companies have asked Beijing for guidance on how to protect their investments in Venezuela as Washington outlines plans to control the country's crude output.

Sources tell us state-owned firms have raised concerns in an effort to align their responses with Beijing's diplomatic strategy and to salvage existing claims.