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Global FX Market Liberalization and the Rise of Electronic Trading (1980-2005)

1979 - 2004

Germany: Adoption, Wartime Suspension and Hyperinflation's Impact on Gold (1871–1924)

1871 - 1924

France and the Latin Monetary Union: Gold–Silver Policies and Departure from Gold (1865–1928)

1803 - 1928

European Payments Union and multilateral settlement under Bretton Woods (1947–1958)

1948 - 1958

European Monetary Union: From National Floats to the Euro (1992-1999)

1992 - 1999

Establishment and early operations of the IMF (1944–1952)

1944 - 1952

Creation and first allocations of Special Drawing Rights (1969–1974)

1967 - 1974

Classical Gold Standard Era (c.1870–1914)

1871 - 1914

China: RMB Exchange Rate Reform and the Managed Float (2005-2015)

2005 - 2015

Capital controls, the IMF, and postwar liberalization debates (1945–1973)

1944 - 1973

Canada: Transition to a Floating Canadian Dollar and Commodity-Linked Volatility (1970-1990)

1962 - 1991

Canada: Gold Links, Currency Policy and Suspension (1858–1933)

1858 - 1933

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