WTF Happened in 1971? (And in Afghanistan?)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of “The Breakdown,” host NLW takes a step back from the nitty-gritty of markets and politics to examine current events from the global macro perspective, including:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The 50th anniversary of the “Nixon Shock” – aka the end of the gold standard</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Afghanistan news and the fall of Kabul</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of when President Richard Nixon decoupled the USD from the gold standard. That event in 1971, which upended the world of finance, contributed in a large way to the rise of cryptocurrencies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The site “</span><a href= "https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WTF Happened In 1971?</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">” has chronicled the impacts of Nixon’s decision in the years since with extensive data covering wages, productivity and more. Can 50 years of financial transformations be traced back to one event?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In global news, the Afghan government’s struggle against the Taliban has reached a critical point as Taliban forces have taken Kabul, the capital. The news comes after the U.S. withdrew its troops after a 20-year war. This global event is bound to affect the financial system, but it also has ties to cryptocurrencies as they are a new, completely external tool to provide citizens in tumultuous regions agency over their money in a way that has never been possible before. </span></p> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</a></div> <div>Spotify