“The entire global trading system until Richard Nixon took us off was tied to gold.”
– Scott Bessent
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The departure from gold by Richard Nixon was supposed to be temporary.
That was 55 years ago.
“The entire global trading system until Richard Nixon took us off was tied to gold.”
– Scott Bessent
United States Secretary of the TreasuryThe departure from gold by Richard Nixon was supposed to be temporary.
That was 55 years ago.
— Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) March 14, 2026