U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday the European Union should step up U.S. oil and gas imports or face tariffs on the bloc's exports that include goods such as cars and machinery.

Donald Trump has threatened to impose import tariffs on the European Union unless it carries out large scale purchases of American oil and natural gas.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened the European Union with new tariffs if the group of countries doesn't shrink its trade deficit with the U.S. by buying more oil and gas during Trump's second term.

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.

President-elect Donald Trump threatens to add the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the trade partners on which he'll place tariffs.

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.

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,

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.

Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on U.S. allies in an overnight post demanding that the European Union close its trade gap. The president-elect told the EU to reduce its trade gap with the U.

Donald Trump has issued a stark ultimatum to the European Union, threatening widespread tariffs unless the bloc increases its purchases of American oil and gas. The threat marks Trump's latest confrontational stance on international trade as he prepares to return to office in January.

Once upon a time, Republicans spoke of free trade in glowing terms. With his constant threats of tariffs and a history of implementing them, President-elect Donald Trump has flipped that on its head.