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The 50th Anniversary Of ‘Nixon Shock:’ How Suspending The Dollar’s Convertibility With Gold Fueled Today’s Fiat World
Approximately 50 years ago today, Americans were introduced to ‘Nixon Shock’ when the 37th president of the United States suspended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold. Since this…