The Day the Gold Standard Died: 50 Years On

August 16, 2021 by Kerry Pechter

The “gold standard” died 50 years ago this week. I witnessed the execution, in a sense, and I’ve spent a fair amount of time since then trying to understand what happened, why, and how well it explains today’s economy.     

The date was August 16, 1971. The scene was a provincial bank in France. I had pedaled north from Fontainebleau that morning, following the Seine to Paris. At the outskirts of Melun, I leaned my bike with its saddlebags against a stone wall outside the bank and walked inside. 

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Originally Posted at Retirement Income Journal on August 12, 2021 by Kerry Pechter.