Trump says the Fed should not lower the interest rate...

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When did we stop selling oil and natural gas?

Its not that we stopped but we have slowed sales making way for Russia and Iran to sell their sweet crude to China and Europe... look it up if you can... but its hard to find on the fake news internet....

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/growth-us-crude-production-slow-sharply-2024-eia-says-2024-02-06/

America's oil and gas production hit record highs at the end of 2023 and continues to be close to all-time highs, but growth has slowed down in oil output while gas production has started to fall after a mild 2023/2024 winter boosted inventories to above-average levels and sunk Henry Hub gas prices to $1.80 per million...

Growth in U.S. Oil and Gas Output Slows Down | OilPrice.com

This year's increase in shale and overall U.S. crude production will be much lower than in the past two years, analysts and forecasters say.

oilprice.com

The axis of evasion: Behind China’s oil trade with Iran and Russia

Beijing has developed a way to import Iranian and Russian oil while bypassing the Western financial system and shipping services.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

In response, Iran and Russia have redirected oil shipments to China—the world’s largest importer of crude oil. In 2023, China saved a reported ten billion dollars by purchasing crude oil from sanctioned countries such as Iran and Russia.