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GOLD DRAIN [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- massive drain on the gold reserves 1, record 1, English, massive%20drain%20on%20the%20gold%20reserves
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
massive drain on the gold reserves : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - massive%20drain%20on%20the%20gold%20reserves
Record 1, Key term(s)
- massive drain on the gold reserve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prélèvements massifs sur les réserves d'or
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vements%20massifs%20sur%20les%20r%C3%A9serves%20d%27or
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prélèvements massifs sur les réserves d'or : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vements%20massifs%20sur%20les%20r%C3%A9serves%20d%27or
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prélèvement massif sur les réserves d'or
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- liquid reserve
1, record 2, English, liquid%20reserve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- liquidity reserve 2, record 2, English, liquidity%20reserve
correct
- reserve 3, record 2, English, reserve
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Growing international trade, and freer trade in a world more susceptible to political and economic irregularities, require larger liquid reserves for countries to hold as protection against swings in their balance of payments ... 1, record 2, English, - liquid%20reserve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liquid reserve; liquidity reserve: terms usually used in the plural. 4, record 2, English, - liquid%20reserve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "liquidity reserve" : America's gold drain long covered up...(c) long-run liquidity shortage of reserves in a world where foreign trade grows at 7 or 8 per cent per year... 1, record 2, English, - liquid%20reserve
Record 2, Key term(s)
- liquidity reserves
- liquid reserves
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réserve de liquidité
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9serve%20de%20liquidit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réserve de liquidités 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9serve%20de%20liquidit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- réserve de liquidités
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- reserva de liquidez
1, record 2, Spanish, reserva%20de%20liquidez
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- reserva realizable 2, record 2, Spanish, reserva%20realizable
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-02-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- liquidity shortage of reserves
1, record 3, English, liquidity%20shortage%20of%20reserves
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
America's gold drain long covered up(...)(c) long-run liquidity shortage of reserves in a world where foreign trade grows at 7 or 8 per cent per year while gold from mines grows at barely 2 per cent(...) 1, record 3, English, - liquidity%20shortage%20of%20reserves
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- insuffisance des réserves de liquidité 1, record 3, French, insuffisance%20des%20r%C3%A9serves%20de%20liquidit%C3%A9
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-02-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- international liquidity preference
1, record 4, English, international%20liquidity%20preference
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is natural enough(...) that some governments and private persons should(...) want to take out gold from the United States rather than continue to hold dollar currency or dollar IOUs. This so-called "shift in international liquidity preference" can help explain some of the chronic 1955-1968 gold drain(...) 1, record 4, English, - international%20liquidity%20preference
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- préférence internationale pour la liquidité 1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20internationale%20pour%20la%20liquidit%C3%A9
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-01-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gold drain
1, record 5, English, gold%20drain
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Since America probably had a disproportionate share of the world's gold supply in 1950, American experts rather welcomed the first part of the gold drain. 1, record 5, English, - gold%20drain
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- drainage de l'or 1, record 5, French, drainage%20de%20l%27or
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1980-08-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dollar-and-gold standard system
1, record 6, English, dollar%2Dand%2Dgold%20standard%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
America's gold drain long covered up(...) the basic weakness(...) of a dollar-and-gold standard system based on fixed exchange rates(...) 1, record 6, English, - dollar%2Dand%2Dgold%20standard%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système d'étalon or-et-dollar 1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9talon%20or%2Det%2Ddollar
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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