Gold standard

monetary system based on the value of gold

1973 petroleum shortage

financial-economic agreement reached in 1944

period in European history, 1871–1914

era in the history of the USA between the late 1860's and the 1890's

financial concept

type of exchange rate regime where a currency's value is fixed against the value of another single currency

international conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA in July 1944

conclave of 34 nations held in Genoa, Italy from 10 April to 19 May 1922

1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold

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subclass of energy crisis

purported treasure hidden in the Philippines

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long period of worldwide economic growth following World War II

proposed currency that aims to revive the gold dinar of the medieval Umayyad Caliphate

gold panic on 24 September 1869 caused by the efforts of two investors, Jay Gould and his partner James Fisk (the Gold Ring), to corner the gold market on the New York Gold Exchange

International trade association for the gold industry

1896 speech by U.S. politician William Jennings Bryan in support of a bimetallic standard

1932 meeting in Ottawa, Canada

economic model of trade balance

pooling of gold reserves

setting of the price of gold

The Washington Central Banks Agreement on Gold

was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned gold monopoly or gold guild (za) which was created in 1595. Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted gold coins; and this led to the perceived need for attending to the supply of gold.

of the United States Treasury Department