justinacolmena
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That depends on the Fed’s monetary and fiscal policy.enough cash to buy needed stuff when the power is out
About the USA > Monetary & Fiscal Policy
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Governments Still Heavy-Handed 80 Years After FDR's Gold Confiscation
Of course, for FDR, it took WWII to get things moving again, but the national emergency the president invoked in 1933 sounds very familiar here in 2013.
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Gold Reserve Act of 1934: Meaning, History
The Gold Reserve Act of 1934 purchased virtually all privately-held gold and restored the U.S. dollar's peg to gold at a higher level.
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Why Is the Consumer Price Index Controversial?
The Consumer Price Index is a popular measure of inflation in the United States whose calculation generates controversy among economists.
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FDR takes United States off gold standard | June 5, 1933 | HISTORY
The United States goes off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
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Nixon Ends Convertibility of U.S. Dollars to Gold and Announces Wage/Price Controls
Explore the Federal Reserve's history
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Background: What caused the 1970s oil price shock?
The 1970s oil crisis knocked the wind out of the global economy and helped trigger a stock market crash, soaring inflation and high unemployment - ultimately leading to the fall of a UK government
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