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President Richard Nixon announcing the end of Dollar convertibility On August 15th, 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon ended the dollar’s convertibility to gold, bringing an abrupt end to the last vestige of the international gold standard. Why? And what led up to this? Let’s dive in. Context: Bretton Woods Bretton Woods Conference, July 1944. UN Photo In 1944, as the second World War came to an end, 44 Allied nations met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to design a new global monetary system — one that would attempt to prevent the currency chaos and competitive devaluations that had helped fuel…

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XAU/USD rises 0.17% to $3,340, trapped between $3,330 and $3,350 since late Thursday’s session.US Dollar fails to rally after in-line July Retail Sales and upward June revision; sentiment weakens, inflation expectations rise.US Dollar Index drops 0.37% to 97.83, while high Treasury yields cap Gold’s upside momentum.Gold price (XAU/USD) holds firm during the North American session as market participants await the outcome of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Traders shrugged off in-line US Retail Sales figures, which failed to propel the US Dollar. The XAU/USD trades at $3,340, up 0.17%.The golden metal…

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United States (US) President Donald Trump delivered his latest thoughts on his efforts to be the primary peace deal broker between Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday, and dipped back into the Federal Reserve (Fed) pool of usual statements to reiterate his own estimations of where interest rates should be.President Trump commented that there will be (but also might not be) a second meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does (or doesn’t) receive satisfactory concessions from Putin. Trump also shared his “paper calculation” that Fed interest rates should be at or near 1%. Donald Trump’s math on…

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