US president-elect Donald Trump has warned the EU that it must commit to buying “large scale” amounts of US oil and gas or face tariffs, in his first trade salvo against Brussels since his election victory.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to add the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he'll place tariffs on — unless the group takes steps to import more U.

Brazil expects the South American trade bloc Mercosur to speed up more free trade negotiations after clinching a deal with the European Union, as the threat of U.S. tariffs when Donald Trump takes office as president forces countries to diversify their options for exports,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a fresh threat of a trade war to the European Union on Friday, urging it to purchase more American oil and gas or face a barrage of tariffs.

Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs on the European Union if the bloc does not make up its "tremendous" trade deficit with the United States.

President-elect Donald Trump warned the European Union that its exports will get hit with US tariffs if its member states don’t buy more American oil and gas.

President-elect Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on the European Union (EU) unless the bloc purchases large quantities of American oil and gas to make up for its growing deficit with the U.S. “I

Trump has made tariffs a central part of his plans when he moves back into the White House next month.

Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with tariffs unless member states buy more American oil and gas amid rising fears of a trade war.

Crude extended a weekly drop as traders weighed the outlook for slower easing by the Federal Reserve and Donald Trump’s tariff threat on EU countries unless they buy more US oil and gas.Most Read from