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                    Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:economic_policy | 
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | 1971 United States monetary policy changes | 
| gptkbp:announced | gptkb:Richard_Nixon gptkb:Richard_Nixon_presidency 1971-08-15 | 
| gptkbp:cause | address balance of payments deficit combat inflation | 
| gptkbp:country | gptkb:United_States | 
| gptkbp:effect | beginning of fiat currency era end of Bretton Woods system | 
| gptkbp:feature | import surcharge suspension of US dollar convertibility to gold wage and price controls | 
| gptkbp:impact | floating exchange rates global currency realignment | 
| gptkbp:location | gptkb:White_House | 
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage | gptkb:televised_address | 
| gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:gold_standard gptkb:Bretton_Woods_system gptkb:Smithsonian_Agreement | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:gold_standard | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Nixon Shock |