Czech traslation help

[Mark Nuckols]

Dear Seelangers,
 
I am translating from Czech a commentary on the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade. The author decries the administration's decision to buy an additional $600 billion of Treasury bonds as dangerous to the world currency situation. I'm having trouble with a couple of phrases:
 
1) Svět ztrácí kotvu a začíná chaos, protože k mání není žádná náhradní. "Mánie" means 'mania, obsession,' but I'm not sure how to phrase the k mání here. Perhaps "...,because to everyone's frustration, there is no substitute [anchor]." Any suggestions?
 
2) Řeči o volném obchodu se dobře poslouchají na konferencích, voliči si ale na politicích obranu národních šampionů a pracovních míst vynutí. "National champions" doubtless refers to large companies like GM and Chrysler in the U.S., or let's say, Volvo and IKEA in Sweden. I'm trying to find a more common way of expressing the idea in English. Maybe "national powerhouses"?
 
Your suggestions would be most appreciated. (Pardon the mix of fonts, I can't seem to fix it.)
 
Sincerly,
 
Mark Nuckols 		 	   		  
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