In 1948, the United States had over 20,000 tons of gold, representing approximately 60% of above-ground global gold stocks; by 1971 when the Bretton Woods agreement was suspended, this had declined to around 9,000-10,000 tons.
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Alistair MacleodEvidence Quote
“in 1948, she had over 20,000 tons, which was something like 60% of the above ground stocks in the world at that stage. and she fritted them away all the way down to 9,000 something tons in 1971 when she was forced to suspend uh the Bretonwoods agreement.”
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