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President Donald Trump believes Greenland is essential for the Golden Dome missile shield.
President Donald Trump is concerned that the U.S. would be obligated under its NATO commitments to defend Greenland in the event of a foreign incursion.
The European Union is pushing back on completing a trade deal with the United States due to the Trump administration's plans to acquire Greenland.
The Japanese government bond (JGB) market experienced a six-standard-deviation move over the past two days.
President Donald Trump will implement a 10% tariff on February 1st targeting eight countries with troops in Greenland if Denmark refuses to transfer sovereignty of the territory.
Since 1980, the United States has spent $22 trillion more on defense than all other NATO members combined.
The $22 trillion in excess defense spending by the U.S. compared to NATO allies since 1980 accounts for two-thirds of the current outstanding U.S. government debt.
The U.S. deficit-to-GDP ratio for calendar year 2024 was 6.9%, the highest ever recorded when the country was not at war or in a recession.
The Trump administration aims to reduce the U.S. deficit-to-GDP ratio to 3% by the end of the president's term.
In response to China's announced rare-earth export controls on October 8th, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs.
Following a U.S. tariff threat, China delayed the implementation of its rare-earth export controls by one year.
U.S. private sector GDP grew at 4.7% in the last quarter, while a 0.4% contraction in government spending resulted in a headline GDP figure of 4.3%.