Trump Launches Board of Peace, Major Winter Storm, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Karen Moscow. President Trump officially launched his Board of Peace initiative, a project he says will promote geopolitical stability even as its creation spurs reservations from key allies. The president sought to ease some of those worries, saying that the organization would work with many others, including the United Nations.
We'll do it in conjunction with the United Nations, you know. I've always said the United Nations has got tremendous potential, has not used it, but there's tremendous potential in the United Nations.
And President Trump spoke earlier this morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He was joined on stage by founding members of the board, Argentine President Javier Millay and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. President Trump is backing off his threat of tariffs on countries that oppose a U.S. takeover of Greenland. The president said he's reached a framework for a future deal on the island after meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos. But the president is not giving many details.
Well, the deal is going to be put out pretty soon. We'll see. It's right now a little bit in progress, but pretty far along. It gets us everything we need it to get.
And President Trump spoke after his meeting at the World Economic Forum. Secretary General Ruda says the issue of Greenland's sovereignty was not part of the discussion. But he says they did make a commitment to Arctic security in a practical sense.
When it comes to Greenland specifically, their economy, their military situation, Russia and China will never get access.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwaite from the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Trump pivot helped to fuel a rally on Wall Street. And we get the very latest with Bloomberg's John Tucker in New York. John, good morning.
Good morning, Karen. The de-escalation intentions help the S&P 500 recover just about half its 2.1% drop from the day before and pull closer to its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 588 points, 1.2%. The Nasdaq climbed 1.2%. The S&P 500 back in positive territory for the year. Allison McCartney at UBS Financial Services says, you know what, the factors behind the bull market, they really haven't changed.
There seems to be or markets are telling us that this was a lot of noise. We happen to be doing this, I think, nicely in an earnings season, which is going extremely well.
A UBS basket of stocks exposed to tariffs that closed up 2.7%. President Trump has a history of making big threats that send financial markets sliding only to pull back later. The pattern giving rise to the TACO acronym, suggesting Trump always chickens out if financial markets react strongly enough. In New York, I'm John Tucker, Bloomberg Radio.
All right, John, thank you. While U.S.
What initiative did President Trump launch to promote geopolitical stability?
natural gas futures are rising to the highest level since 2022, it's because of a powerful winter storm that'll bring frigid weather to a large part of the country. We want to get the latest with Bloomberg meteorologist Rob Carolyn. Rob?
Major winter storm will be developing in western and central portions of Texas by Friday afternoon as energy from the Pacific works its way inland.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:42
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What initiative did President Trump launch to promote geopolitical stability?
3:42–4:30
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How is President Trump addressing concerns from allies regarding his Board of Peace?
4:30–7:43
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What updates did President Trump provide about Greenland during the World Economic Forum?
7:43–8:14
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