Accords de Bretton Woodsthumb|Le Mount Washington Hotel de Bretton Woods. Les accords de Bretton Woods, issus de la conférence de Bretton Woods qui se tient au Mount Washington Hotel, à Bretton Woods, dans le New Hampshire aux États-Unis, du 1 au , sont des accords économiques dessinant les grandes lignes du système financier international de l'après-Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'objectif principal des accords de Bretton Woods est de mettre en place une organisation monétaire mondiale et de favoriser la reconstruction et le développement économique des pays touchés par la guerre.
Silver as an investmentSilver may be used as an investment like other precious metals. It has been regarded as a form of money and store of value for more than 4,000 years, although it lost its role as legal tender in developed countries when the use of the silver standard came to an end in 1935. Some countries mint bullion and collector coins, however, such as the American Silver Eagle with nominal face values. In 2009, the main demand for silver was for industrial applications (40%), jewellery, bullion coins, and exchange-traded products.
