Central Banks & the Gold Standard

The world's most influential central bank model, shaping modern monetary systems

United States central bank controlling monetary policy and serving as lender of last resort

First leader of the New York Fed whose personality-driven leadership established the template for international central bank coordination

Longest-serving Bank of England Governor who championed the gold standard and shaped interwar central bank coordination

A monetary system that anchors a currency's value to a fixed quantity of gold to ensure price stability

An institutional function that prevents financial panics by providing emergency liquidity to solvent but illiquid banks