The Liberal Party leader pushed back against U.S. economic pressure and Donald Trump's trade war in his first speech in the new role.

Mark Carney replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remains prime minister until ...

Carney, 59, a Harvard grad, will oversee his country at a time when it is locked in a trade war with the United States, its largest trading partner.

Sterling fell against the euro and is unlikely to drop much further, though it faces a downward correction against the dollar.