London Gold Pool and official gold market interventions (1961–1968)

1. U.S. Gold Reserve Act sets $35 gold price

   Jan 30, 1934Labels: Gold Reserve, United States

   • FedHistory

2. Bretton Woods conference designs postwar monetary order

   Jul 22, 1944Labels: Bretton Woods, International Monetary

   • IMF AOA
   • BW Conf

3. IMF Articles enter into force

   Dec 27, 1945Labels: IMF Articles, International Monetary

   • IMF AOA

4. London gold fixing reopens after wartime closure

   Mar 22, 1954Labels: London gold, London market

   • LBMA

5. Gold price spike signals rising pressure on $35 peg

   Oct 20, 1960Labels: London gold, gold market

   • Oct1960

6. London Gold Pool formed to defend $35 price

   Nov 1, 1961Labels: London Gold, central banks

   • Gold Pool
   • LBMA Fix

7. Gold Pool operations stabilize price, but require constant supply

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: Gold Pool, central bank

   • Gold Pool

8. Sterling devaluation increases pressure on gold market

   Nov 18, 1967Labels: Sterling devaluation, United Kingdom

   • NatArchives
   • EHR

9. London gold market closed amid heavy speculative demand

   Mar 15, 1968Labels: London market, U S

   • Hansard

10. Two-tier gold system agreed after Gold Pool crisis

    Mar 17, 1968Labels: Two-tier system, Gold Pool

    • Britannica

11. London market reopens; pricing shifts to U.S. dollars

    Apr 1, 1968Labels: London market, gold fixing

    • LBMA 1968
    • LBMA Fix

12. Collapse of Gold Pool marks turning point for Bretton Woods

    Apr 2, 1968Labels: Gold Pool, Bretton Woods

    • Gold Pool
    • Britannica