The US Dollar has been abandoned and the Barter System adopted following Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 US Presidential Election. Fort Knox are rumoured to have activated "Plan Omega:End of Days" by irradiating all the gold and sealing the doors.
Meanwhile OPEC have announced that oil will now be traded in units of Semtex & Kevlar.
More positively for the new US President, Israel have offered assistance in building the Mexican Wall as they are global leaders in the creation of illegal, internationally condemned and morally indefensible walls. And human rights abuses.