I woke up this morning in my messy apartment somewhere in the United States (don’t ask which coast — I move around too much), opened my phone, saw the Dow already down triple digits before 9:30, and audibly said “oh for fuck’s sake” loud enough that my neighbor banged on the wall. True story.
The main thing dominating today’s global economy news right now (January 10, 2026) is the absolute dumpster fire of new tariff announcements + China’s very pointed retaliation threats + Europe quietly freaking out behind polite diplomatic language.
Here are the big stories I’m actually reading (and panicking about) today:
Why These Fresh Tariffs Are Freaking Everyone Out (Including Me)
I’ll be real — I used to think tariffs were just political theater. Then 2018–2019 happened, I watched the price of literally every piece of electronics I own creep up, and now I’m a lot less chill about the topic.
Multiple sources are reporting 25–60% tariffs being actively considered/discussed/imminent on basically everything coming from our largest trading partners. → Bloomberg has a very long (and depressing) piece on it: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/trump-tariff-threats-round-two-what-markets-are-pricing-in-now → Financial Times is tracking the retaliatory playbook China is dusting off again: https://www.ft.com/content/8d3f1a72-19b4-4e0f-92e1-0f3b29cfae72
I swear my Amazon cart is judging me right now.
Dollar Going Super Saiyan While Everyone Else Suffers Global Economy Headlines
The flip side? The US dollar is acting like it just took a double espresso + pre-workout shot.
Which sounds great until you remember I have friends teaching English in Seoul and Bali and they’re getting absolutely crushed on currency conversion right now. Shoutout to the strongest dollar in ~20 years making international living the most expensive side quest ever.
Great chart roundup here from Reuters if you want to torture yourself visually: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-soars-fresh-tariff-angst-2026-01-10/
Oil, Gold, Bitcoin, and My General Sense of Dread Global Economy Headlines
Quick hits because my brain is already full:
- Oil whipsawing because no one knows if supply chains are about to get murdered again
- Gold quietly making new all-time highs (classic fear trade)
- Bitcoin… doing Bitcoin things. Up 7% today while everything else bleeds. Classic.
Okay but like… what am I actually doing about it? Global Economy Headlines
Look. I’m not a financial advisor. I once lost $400 trying to day-trade meme coins in 2021 so please don’t take life advice from me.
But here’s what my flawed, anxious, very-human American self is doing right now:
- Moving more cash → short-term Treasuries (yes I’m that boring now)
- Slowly adding to physical gold position (yes I’m also that paranoid now)
- Not panic-selling the index funds (yet)
- Drinking way too much coffee while doom-scrolling global economy headlines
That’s it. That’s the big professional plan.
Anyway.
The world feels like it’s holding its breath and also screaming at the same time. Classic 2026 energy.
What about you? Are you doom-scrolling the today’s global economy news too, or have you achieved zen? Drop a comment — I could use the company while I stress-eat these stale tortilla chips.
Talk soon (assuming the markets don’t explode first). — Me, currently 3 coffees deep and questioning every life choice that led to this moment
p.s. if the rubber duck on the Wall Street bull in the featured image doesn’t make you at least smirk a little then idk what to tell you… we’re probably too far gone
