Bretton

Since Gekko’s heyday, a new breed of ruthless investor has taken over the financial world as represented by Josh Brolin’s banking kingpin Bretton James.

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Since the breakdown in 1971 of the international monetary system known as Bretton Woods named for the New Hampshire resort where it was fashioned after World War II, the U.S. and its allies have used intervention tactics in foreign-exchange markets both to slow or resist rapid and unwelcome moves in currency rates.

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In time, some younger voices called Bretton Woods "Medicare Mountain."

NYT > Home Page By BILL PENNINGTON 2011

That's when the United States dropped out of a global currency system called Bretton Woods that sought to keep the value of global currencies stable.

KansasCity.com: Front Page 2012

Inflation had disturbing international implications because, in the system known as Bretton Woods that had prevailed since the end of World War II, the U.S. was committed to backing every dollar overseas with gold.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

Patternworks calls Bretton a DK weight, but it could easily be used for a sport weight pattern.

Stitches of Violet 2009

The U.S. trade deficit grew to unprecedented highs throughout the so-called Bretton Woods II, supported by strong U.S. consumer demand and the rapid industrialization of China and other emerging economies.

FXstreet.com 2009

Hence the grand vision of redrawing the architecture of the global financial system, for example new regulations on complex financial instruments, that the leading organisers of this gathering, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had in mind - the so-called Bretton Woods II - would not be realised anytime soon and certainly not before Mr Obama and his economic team take office.

Global Paradigms 2008

Police hit squads have swooped on areas such as Bretton, Westwood, Walton and New England in recent weeks using the latest hi-tech equipment and have issued hundreds of tickets for offences and made several arrests.

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Clearly, Great Britain was only one member of the Bretton Woods accord that would demand that the U.S. exchange our gold for $35 per once.

Ending the Gold Standard Didn't Hamper Later Growth 2011