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

The U.S. dollar rose on Friday, fuelled by upheavals on the global trade landscape, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced more import tariffs, ranging from 35% on neighbouring Canada to plans for blanket levies of 15% or 20% on most trading partners.

"Tariffs are coming in at record levels," President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the White House Cabinet meeting. "The big money will start coming in on August 1st." The president was referencing tariff letters he's sending to other nation's leaders stipulating the tariff levels the U.