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Gold Parity Defence

Australia · Government / Government of Australia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records
1929Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1929

Stanley Melbourne Bruce1929

Melbourne · Government / Government of Australia

Australian banks and the Commonwealth Bank attempt to preserve parity with sterling as falling export earnings place increasing pressure on the gold-standard exchange rate.

Names involved

Stanley Melbourne Bruce

Provenance

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