Gold Backed Economies are a No Go in Modern World

By Brad Jackson | 10:00 AM on October 06, 2014
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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the Brazilian presidential election, the history of the U.S. gold standard and why gold-backed economies cannot work in the modern era.

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