News in Review Wednesday 28th January 2026

In this week’s News in Review – we’re taking a closer look at Trump and Davos, historic highs for the price of gold, UK inflation on the up and how consumer confidence is faring

Key takeaways:

  • Trump “won’t use force” to seize Greenland -which came as a relief to global leaders and markets, after a challenging period
  • With geopolitical risk dominating, WEF President cautioned that tensions could have a detrimental effect on global growth
  • Price pressures are set to ease noticeably this year, particularly as the impact of last year’s energy and utility price hikes fades away