US President-elect Donald Trump has a sent a warning to Brics countries, which include South Africa, about creating a new currency. Trump went on to say “We require a commitment from these countries that they will neither create a new Brics currency, nor back any other currency to replace the mighty US dollar or, they will face 100% tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful US economy,” Is our economy too reliant on the west? We chat about this next.