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Stocks are still in the red as we wait for US markets to open, however, there has been a slight pick up in sentiment. US stocks are poised to open lower, although some of the earlier losses in the futures market have been erased as we move through the morning. Scott Bessant fails to calm markets Comments from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant that the market is overreacting like it did to Liberation Day tariffs, have taken the edge off risk aversion today, however, if Scott Bessant was rolled out to calm markets, that has not happened. Ahead of the US open, the Dow is expected to fall 700 points, and the Nasdaq is poised to open lower by 1.8%. US stocks that are plunging on Tuesday include Nvidia, which is lower by 2.3%, and JP Morgan, which is down 1.8%. Both banks and US tech are at risk from EU tariffs, which could hurt US blue chips with the biggest global footprints and supply chains. Overall, this is a manmade crisis, and the continued sell off on Tuesday suggests that US threats to Greenland and their effects on financial markets could have further to go if the situation does not deescalate soon. Japan’s bond market a longer-term risk for financial markets compared to Trump The Greenland issue is taking the headlines today, however, in the long term, the insane rise in Japanese bond yields could have a bigger global effect. The sell off in long end bond yields has been global on Tuesday, but the biggest move by far is in Japan. The 30-year Japanese bond yield rose 26bps today, as investors fret about an expansionary fiscal policy if PM Takaichi wins the 8th February election. No sign that Japanese investors are bringing money on shore yet   Japan…

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