The Bretton Woods system established the U.S. dollar as the world’s currency in the post-World War II global economy. As Allied forces viewed that the war was coming to an end, representatives from ...

Since the end of World War II, the U.S. dollar has enjoyed a unique and powerful position in international trade. But perhaps no more. Before boarding a plane on Saturday to meet President George W.

(Reuters) - Members of the G20 grouping of nations were set to arrive on Friday in Washington to discuss ways to reform the global financial system. Here are some details about the financial ...

A look at how we went from the Bretton Woods system of gold-backed U.S. dollars to the Federal Reserve's QE Infinity of today. QE infinity from the Fed. Corporate bailouts. Nudgin' UBI. The incredible ...

The Bretton Woods conference established a highly regulated international currency system. The United States dollar was established as the international currency fixed at the rate of $35 per ounce of ...

The Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. On July 1, 1944, as the battles of the Second World War raged in Europe and the Pacific, delegates from forty-four nations met at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. Today, the idea of relinking the dollar’s value to gold is still well outside ...

Pakistan on Friday formally approved buying 1.1% shares of non-Western New Development Bank (NDB) for $582 million in a move that will help the nation in the longer run to reduce reliance on the ...

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Here are some details about the financial architecture established in 1944 by the Bretton Woods Conference, which European and other leaders now say needs updating: * THE CONFERENCE ...