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Podcast: Economy Matters
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The Death of a Reserve Currency

Category: Business
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2015-11-12 07:50:00
Description: The Dutch bank florin—the dominant currency in Europe during much of the 17th and 18th centuries—lost its reserve currency status during the period 1781–92. In this Economy Matters podcast, Atlanta Fed economist Will Roberds talks about the rise and fall of the currency and what lessons it holds for today's central bankers.
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