Return to gold standard - Republicans eye going back 30 years

The gold standard has returned to mainstream US politics for the first time in 30 years, with a "gold commission" set to become part of official Republican party policy.

Drafts of the party platform, call for an audit of Federal Reserve monetary policy and a commission to look at restoring the link between the dollar and gold ... READ MORE

Released by the Financial Times - 23 August 2012