'Stay calm' and 'this is the new normal': What banking CEOs are saying about the global market sell-off
CNBC·2026-01-20 12:29
Stock Chart IconStock chart iconStoxx 600 Europe.With fears of a re-run of last April's "Liberation Day" tariff turmoil looming over the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, bank CEOs in Europe called for cool heads around the prospect of a renewed trade war."It's important to stay calm," Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Tuesday. "If anything told us from last year's [tariff] event, it's best to stay calm and see what's really happening."watch nowEuropean banks were amo ...