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A Return to the Gold Standard Has Major Shortcomings

Lorimer Wilson - Financial Article Summaries Today | November 24, 2010 | 2:04 pm Precious Metals Gold 

Should Gold be the Market’s Global Currency? World Bank president Robert Zoellick has stirred up a hornet’s nest with his recent call for a return to a gold anchor in the global financial system. The usual suspects immediately denounced him...

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