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[{$pagename}] is an [Executive order] by [President of the United States of America] (NIXON) signed
On 15 August [1971|Year 1971], Nixon pursuant to the  [Economic Stabilization Act of 1970|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_1970]:
* unilaterally imposing 90-day wage and price controls
* a 10% import surcharge
* "closed the gold window", making the [United States Dollar] inconvertible to [gold] directly, except on the open market: effectively bringing the [{$pagename}] to an end and rendering the [United States Dollar] a [Fiat Currency].

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