The World Crisis & the Problem of the Gold Standard |
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abroad American balance of payments Bank of England Bank rate raised banker boom Britain cent central banks collapse confidence creditor currency management currency system Dawes Dawes Plan demand depreciation depression devaluation difficulties divorced from gold Dollar Stabilisation Fund effect established EVELYN THOMAS Exchange Equalisation Account external value fall in prices favourable balance fiduciary issue fluctuations foreign exchange France further Germany gold bloc gold content gold reserves gold standard countries gold value Government Hoover Moratorium important increased industries inflation internal prices investment largely Lausanne Conference London London Stock Exchange maintain managed currency markets millions monetary policy nations note issue overseas parity President price level production purchasing power Reconstruction Finance Corporation reparation payments result return to gold rise Roosevelt stability Stock Exchange suspends the gold tariffs trade cycle trade position transfer Treasury United value of sterling vast whilst withdrawals WORLD CRISIS World Economic Conference world trade Young Plan