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Geldordnungen und Stabilitätspolitik im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert Rede beim Symposium des Instituts für Bank- und Finanzgeschichte e. V. (IBF) auf Einladung der Deutschen Bundesbank
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From our archive: Gold swaps in the 1960s
Our historical archives contain sources which give an exact account of gold swap transactions with the central bank of the United States – the Fed. The sources show how the Bundesbank’s quality control procedures and its stringent requirements regarding the composition of its gold made an accurate settlement of accounts possible.
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Thematic articles
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From our archive: Original source from 1968
386 KB, PDF
The original source provides an overview of the gold swaps between the Bundesbank and the Fed.
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Begleitbroschüre zur Sonderausstellung „Gold. Schätze in der Deutschen Bundesbank“
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From our archive: The Blessing letter
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The so-called Blessing letter, dated 30 March 1967, forms part of the correspondence between the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank at the time, Karl Blessing, and the then Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, William Martin. Blessing addresses US concerns that the Bundesbank might convert US dollars into gold on a massive scale.
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