how/why currencies become weak or strong

Question

Take the US dollar for example. I was reading an article which said the dollar reached new highs recently, but there was a negative connotation to the piece. Doesn’t something “rising” generally mean it’s “stronger”? I usually think in terms of assets like stocks

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Answer 1

I just happen to watch something on the Singapore Reserves that explain a bit how this works. Watch from 8:10-10:14.