the gold standard ended temporarily in the us twice during world war i.
the gold standard ended temporarily in the us twice during world war i.
when did the gold standard end temporarily in the us?
twice during world war i
the gold standard was suspended twice during world war i, once fully and then for foreign exchange. at the onset of the war, u.s. corporations had large debts payable to european entities who began liquidating their debts in gold. with debts to europe falling due, the dollar to (british) pound sterling exchange rate reached as high as $6.75:£1, far above the nominal (gold) parity of 4.8665:1. this caused large gold outflows until july 31, 1914, when the new york stock exchange closed and the gold standard was temporarily suspended. in order to defend the exchange rate of the dollar, the us treasury department authorized state and nationally chartered banks to issue emergency currency under the aldrich-vreeland act, and the newly created federal reserve organized a fund to assure debts to foreign creditors. these efforts were largely successful, and the aldrich-vreeland notes were retired starting in november and the gold standard was restored when the new york stock exchange re-opened in december 1914.
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