International Monetary Fund - Nixon Shock

Time: 1971

Place: U.S.

Details: The Bretton Woods exchange rate system prevailed until 1971 when the United States government suspended the convertibility of the US$ (and dollar reserves held by other governments) into gold. This is known as the Nixon Shock.

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