What We’ve Learned in the 50 Years Since Bretton Woods

17/08/2021 19 min
What We’ve Learned in the 50 Years Since Bretton Woods

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Episode Synopsis

In this week's episode, we look back at the moment fifty years ago this week when the Bretton Woods System began to crumble because the US suspended the convertibility of the dollar into gold. We discuss key lessons learned over the past fifty years of floating exchange rates with an eye forward to what those lessons might teach us about the future.