Smithsonian Agreement

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The Smithsonian Agreement was a 1971 international accord that restructured the postwar monetary system by devaluing the U.S. dollar and widening currency exchange rate bands, marking a key step away from the Bretton Woods gold standard.

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Nixon shock followedBy Smithsonian Agreement