European stocks set for mixed open ahead of Trump's speech in Davos

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This photograph taken connected January 20, 2026 shows a wide presumption of the municipality of Davos astatine nightfall during the World Economic Forum (WEF) yearly gathering successful Davos. The World Economic Forum takes spot successful Davos from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23, 2026.

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LONDON — European stocks are expected to unfastened successful mixed territory connected Wednesday, with each eyes connected U.S. President Donald Trump's code astatine the World Economic Forum later.

The U.K.'s FTSE scale and Germany's DAX are expected to unfastened flat, France's CAC 40 up 0.16%, and Italy's FTSE MIB 0.23% lower, according to information from IG.

Trump is owed to code WEF astatine 1.30 p.m. London clip and, separately, CNBC's Joe Kernen volition beryllium interviewing the president successful Davos.

The president's code volition beryllium intimately followed arsenic it comes amid soaring tensions betwixt the U.S. and its European allies implicit Danish territory Greenland, which Trump wants to buy.

On Tuesday, Trump declined to item what lengths helium volition spell to successful bid to execute his purpose of making Greenland part of the U.S., telling a reporter, "You'll find out."

Trump has antecedently not ruled retired subject enactment to prehend Greenland, and has threatened caller tariffs connected a raft of European countries if they artifact his takeover bid.

CNBC volition beryllium interviewing a wide scope of CEOs, officials, and concern figures, including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, arsenic good arsenic governmental leaders, including Polish President Karol Nawrocki. Check retired each our Davos sum here.

Data releases connected Wednesday see U.K. ostentation figures for December.

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