Tag: Gold standard
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The Truth About Money: Your Dollars Are Mostly Database Entries
When most people picture “money,” they see paper bills changing hands. That picture is comforting. It’s also wildly out of date. In the United States, cash is a minority of what we call money. By the end of 2024, total currency in circulation was about $2.323 trillion. (FRED) Meanwhile, a broad money measure like M2…
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Private Placement Trading: A Deep Dive into Its Evolution, Sovereign Trade Desks, and the Seven Major Platforms
The Beginning: Bretton Woods and the Foundations of Private Placement Trading Private Placement Trading, often referred to as Private Placement Programs (PPP), has its origins in the post-World War II monetary restructuring efforts that led to the establishment of the Bretton Woods system in 1944. The agreement sought to stabilize global currencies, peg them to…
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Gold Wars: The US Versus Europe During The Demise Of Bretton Woods
By Jan Nieuwenhuijs of Gainvesville Coins The story on the emergence of the US dollar hegemony. After the collapse of Bretton Woods in 1971 several European central banks tried setting up a new gold pool to stabilize the price and move to a quasi gold standard. The US wanted to phase out gold from the system…
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The Austrian School of Economics: A Pathway to the Gold Standard?
The Austrian School of Economics, a distinct body of economic thought, has long harbored an affinity for the gold standard. Its proponents advocate for minimal government intervention, free markets, and sound money – often embodied by gold. As global economies grapple with economic and monetary challenges, some Austrian economists suggest a return to the gold…