Thus, we should only look at currency volatility from the mid 70s and probably the early 80s onward — i.e. once we entered a free
floating currency regime.
Not exact matches
Since the 1970s when the Bretton Woods fixed -
currency regime ended and
currencies began
floating, a typical dollar rally has lasted roughly six to seven years.
The collapse of Bretton Woods system in 1973 and the shift of major
currencies to
floating exchange rate
regimes lessened the reliance on the SDR as a global reserve asset.