{"id":432901,"date":"2026-01-27T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/432901\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:38:08","slug":"the-indicator-from-planet-money-npr-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/432901\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769524688_525_.jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3377x1900+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2Fe9%2Fc0f0acb749d6938fdc876176f815%2Fb3d74fc0-2454-4b6d-ad6f-b46f3b45a3e7.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos about the European Union's so-called bazooka.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos about the European Union&#8217;s so-called bazooka.<\/p>\n<p>                    Ludovic Marin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                hide caption\n            <\/p>\n<p>            toggle caption<\/p>\n<p>        Ludovic Marin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSell America.\u201d There\u2019s new talk of how Europe could turn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/beeaf869-ca12-4178-95a1-bfb69ee27ae4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">economic screws<\/a> on the U.S. after President Trump\u2019s play for Greenland. Selling U.S. Treasury bonds is one way. Another is a legal tool. It\u2019s been called the EU\u2019s bazooka.<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s show, taking stock of Europe\u2019s financial arsenal. How could America\u2019s largest foreign lender lighten Americans\u2019 wallets?<\/p>\n<p>Planet Money wrote a book and is going on tour, come see us: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetmoneybook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tickets and tour dates here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Related episodes:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/23\/nx-s1-5685413\/davos-drama-credit-card-caps-and-tariff-truths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Davos drama, credit card caps and tariff truths<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/15\/nx-s1-5677625\/why-trump-resurrected-the-monroe-doctrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why Trump resurrected the Monroe Doctrine<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/07\/22\/1256040785\/trump-taco-wall-street-stock-market-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lunch with the man who coined TACO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href=\"http:\/\/plus.npr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">plus.npr.org<\/a>. 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