President-elect Donald Trump has issued a stark ultimatum to the European Union: increase purchases of American oil and gas or face tariffs. Trump’s demand aims to address the trade deficit between the US and EU, which reached $131.3 billion in 2022. While the EU has already significantly increased its imports of US hydrocarbons in recent years, ramping up purchases to the level Trump suggests faces numerous practical constraints.

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Gold at $5,000–$10,000? The U.S. Debt Spiral Is Coming
The latest Gold Silver Show with Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard tackles one of the most staggering realities of our time: America’s runaway national debt. At more than $37 trillion — and climbing by the second — the numbers are almost too big to comprehend. But as Mike and Alan show, the consequences are impossible to ignore. A Debt That Reaches the Moon Put simply, today’s debt is astronomical. A stack of $37 trillion in dollar bills would reach the moon ten times over. Per citizen, the burden now tops $108,000 — closer to $300,000 if you count only taxpayers.