The dollar is the global reserve currency and there is no sign of that changing. People use it because it’s in their interest to do so. No one forces them. There is simply no currency out there in the world that can replace it in terms of volume or liquidity. It’s not even close.

The singular nature of the U.S. president-elect is now testing both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre, who are responding in their own particular ways.

President-elect Donald Trump has upped his tariff threats, and some nations have already adjusted their strategies in response. The Trump team is still working on a deal with Mexico’s president to end the 25 percent tariff threat on Canadian and Mexican goods but the lack of progress has caused concern for some American business owners.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a Canadian

Trump has threatened to impose tariff on all Canadian and Mexican goods unless both countries secured their shared borders with the US.

Mexico feels especially hurt by the Canadian comments, because Mexican officials claim their government went to bat for Canada in the past. They claim that Trump, during his first

According to a source, President-elect Trump suggested that Canada become the 1st state during a tariff discussion with Prime Minister Trudeau. The Atlantic staff writer Mark Leibovich joins Katy Tur to discuss.