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Could the gold standard make a comeback?

THE gold standard was for centuries a global financial norm that ensured the financial system functioned effectively, until it came under threat in the 1930s and was ultimately culled in 1971 by US president Richard Nixon, signalling the official decoupling of the US dollar from gold.

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Audience listens to gold debate at the Silver & Gold Summit in San Francisco

Audience listens to gold debate at the Silver & Gold Summit in San Francisco

The removal of the gold standard had allowed the unshackling of the global financial system and made the creation of unlimited debt possible, Vulpes Investment Management managing director Grant Williams...

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