President Donald Trump late Thursday threatened a 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada, a dramatic escalation in an on-again, off-again trade war with America’s northern neighbor and one of its most important trading partners.

President Trump’s ever-swerving tariff regime has taken more sharp turns in recent days.On July 7, his administration pushed back some of its most punishing duties by three more weeks to August, following a 90-day delay.

Trump’s move deepens a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance.

Plus, the Justice Department has subpoenaed 20 doctors and clinics involved in “performing transgender medical procedures on children.”

As the U.S president threatens Canada with blanket 35% tariffs, Paul Donovan, Chief Economist at UBS Global Wealth Management, says the next wave of Trump tariffs may have little or no impact on U.S.

Something different is happening to the U.S. dollar, which recently completed its worst first half of any calendar year since at least the 1970s: The dollar is strengthening this week, despite President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff talk.

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The dollar edged up across the board on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's ramped-up tariffs on Canada and other trading partners sparked a flight to safety.Trump issued a letter late on Thursday that said a 35% tariff rate on all imports from Canada would apply from August 1.

President Donald Trump’s shock-and-awe tariff campaign is off to a slow start when it comes to reviving American manufacturing jobs.