Greenland

[winston]

Europe can wield this $8 trillion ‘sell America’ weapon as Trump reignites a trade war over his Greenland conquest ambitions

by Jason Ma

European countries own $8 trillion of US bonds and equities, almost twice as much as the rest of the world combined.

As Trump threatened to upend global trade and finance last year, Danish pension funds led the charge in reducing their dollar exposure and repatriating money back home.

Sees additional leverage for Europe ahead of U.S. midterm elections with the Trump administration focused on affordability issues. On that front, the EU could influence inflation and Treasury yields, which affect borrowing costs.

Source: Fortune

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/europe-w ... 59640.html

[behappyalways]

They're "Playing A Very Dangerous Game": Trump Slaps 10% Tariff On 8 European Countries Opposing Greenland Deal
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... s-opposing

[winston]

The headlines say Trump wants Greenland. Here's what they're missing.

Greenland holds 25 of the EU's 34 critical raw materials — enough to break China's near-total monopoly on the minerals inside every EV, wind turbine and precision weapon.

Why Greenland's uranium ban just killed the world's third-largest rare earth project

How trilateral talks are quietly determining who controls the island's key deposits

What China's existing stake in Kvanefjeld reveals about Beijing's Arctic endgame

Source: Rane Worldwide