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Exchange Stabilization Fund

United States of America · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1934

Henry MorgenthauJanuary 1934

Washington · Economy / Gold Standard

Treasury establishes the Exchange Stabilization Fund using profits from the gold revaluation, giving the government a new instrument for managing currencies and reserves.

Names involved

Henry Morgenthau

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