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Chatham House: Restoring the gold standard would hurt already damaged global financial system

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2012 | 7:13 pm Precious Metals Europe Gold 

Returning to the gold standard would be impractical and could even harm the financial system says a new report by London-based Chatham House. That was the conclusion of the independent thin-tank's global task force of experts set up to assess...

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