Trump Signals He’ll Hold Off Another Attack on Iran for Now | Daybreak Europe 1/15/2026

Posted on 01/15/2026
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On today's show, Brent slid after Donald Trump signaled he may hold off on attacking Iran for now after being reassured that Tehran would stop killing people involved in protests. Iran temporarily closed airspace around its capital to flights.

Denmark’s foreign minister said a “fundamental disagreement” remained with the US after a meeting in Washington. Germany will join other European nations in an exploratory mission this week.

TSMC has surpassed expectations with strong profit growth after reporting a net profit surge 46% in 2025.
The world's top contract chipmaker also reported a 35% increase in fourth-quarter profits as demand for AI hardware booms.

Today's guests: Mike Sfraga, Interim Chancellor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and former US Ambassador-At-Large for Arctic Affairs and former chair of the US Arctic Research Commission & Charu Chanana, chief investment Strategist at Saxo.



Chapters:

00:00:00 - Daybreak Europe

00:00:26 - Denmark Sees ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With US on Greenland

00:06:03 - TSMC’s Strong Outlook Shores Up Hopes of Sustained AI Boom

00:09:33 - TSMC Earnings Give Hope AI Trade Has Momentum

00:11:24 - Trump Signals He’ll Hold Off Another Attack on Iran for Now

00:15:44 - Danish Premier Says US Attack on Greenland Would Break NATO

00:18:30 - Tillis: See No Path for Trump's Aspiration for Greenland

00:21:12 - Mozambique Eyes Debt Talks After New IMF Program

00:24:39 - NASDAQ Futures Turn Positive

00:28:36 - Mike Sfraga, Interim Chancellor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and former US Ambassador-At-Large for Arctic Affairs

00:34:31 - XAI Stops Grok From Creating Sexualized Images

00:41:12 - Charu Chanana, chief investment Strategist at Saxo

00:42:33 - KEY US Power Grid Cuts Demand Outlook

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