Institutions that have public support are the only ones that can withstand the pressure of populism, fake news, manipulations, and attempts to turn these institutions into instruments for certain business interests that run counter to the interests of the people.
With this same story unfolding in other commodity-exporting countries, along with continued currency weakness in Japan and Europe, there has been a steady rise in the global value of the U.S. dollar. Some observers have voiced concerns about the disruptive effects of excessive exchange rate variability and suggested that a stronger U.S. dollar could derail global growth.