* Stocks up 0.6%, currencies slip 0.2% * U.S. Treasuries sell off sharply, yield curve steepens * Bond markets face pressure amid tariff threats (Updates to mid-session trading) By Ragini Mathur, Twesha Dikshit and Johann M Cherian Jan 20 (Reuters) - Most Latin American currencies slipped on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to reignite a trade war with...

03:53 PM EST, 01/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes dropped ahead of Tuesday's close as concerns over a potential trade war with Europe intensified a surge in long-dated Treasury yields following a sell-off in Japanese government bonds. The Nasdaq Composite plunged 2.5% to 22,936.1, with the S&P 500 diving 2.1% to 6,794.5 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.7%...

* Canadian dollar gains 0.3% against the greenback * Touches its strongest level since January 7 at 1.3815 * Price of US oil settles 1.8% higher * Bond yields rise across steeper curve By Fergal Smith TORONTO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened to nearly ‌a two-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as investors' negative reaction...

(Updates headline and prices throughout, adds oil settlement) * Trump steps up push to take control of Greenland * Stocks selloff across Wall Street, Europe and Asia * US Treasury yields spike, curve steepens * Gold, silver climb to record highs By Chibuike Oguh and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Global stocks were lower across the board...