In August 1971, the global financial system changed in a single weekend. When President Richard Nixon announced the dollar would no longer be convertible to gold, the world quietly entered a new era: the birth of the Forex market.
Most people didn't notice it at the time, but this "Nixon Shock" untethered the world from physical value and gave birth to the $7.5 trillion-a-day market we navigate today. We explore the secret history of how governments built the system, institutions move it, and why trading today is actually a battle of national belief.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 The Weekend That Changed Everything
0:45 The Nixon Shock: Ending the Gold Standard
1:30 Why the Banks Didn't Collapse (Immediately)
2:15 The Birth of Modern Forex
3:45 How Governments Shape the Market
5:30 Power and Belief: The Real Drivers of Currency
6:50 Why Forex is Not Just Guesswork
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How a Single Weekend Created the Forex Market
