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U.S. balance-of-payments deficits and international dollar crises (1958–1971)

U.S. balance-of-payments deficits and international dollar crises (1958–1971)

  1. Western Europe restores currency convertibility

    Labels: Western Europe, Currency Convertibility

  2. Triffin warns of reserve-currency contradiction

    Labels: Robert Triffin, Triffin dilemma

  3. London Gold Pool formed to defend $35 gold price

    Labels: London Gold, Central banks

  4. GAB agreement expands IMF crisis-lending capacity

    Labels: GAB, IMF

  5. U.S. Interest Equalization Tax targets capital outflows

    Labels: Interest Equalization, United States

  6. Sterling devaluation intensifies pressure on dollar-gold link

    Labels: Sterling devaluation, United Kingdom

  7. Johnson imposes mandatory controls on U.S. direct investment

    Labels: Johnson administration, Direct investment

  8. Gold Pool collapses amid renewed market demand for gold

    Labels: Gold Pool, London market

  9. Two-tier gold market created to protect official reserves

    Labels: Two-tier gold, Central banks

  11. French franc devaluation and DM revaluation highlight misaligned parities

    Labels: French franc, Deutsche Mark

  12. First SDR allocation adds new reserves to the system

    Labels: First SDR, IMF

  13. West Germany lets the Deutsche Mark float amid dollar inflows

    Labels: Deutsche Mark, Bundesbank

  14. Nixon suspends dollar convertibility into gold

    Labels: Gold window, United States

  15. Smithsonian Agreement attempts to rebuild fixed rates without gold convertibility

    Labels: Smithsonian Agreement, Major countries