Eli5 was gold prices fixed during gold standard ?

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Were the prices fixed or countries could change it

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The price of gold was not fixed, only the exchange rate from a certain currency to gold. This meant that if there were any shocks to gold prices caused by an increase in demand or a change in supply, national currencies would lurch one way or another in value, which was not great for an economy.

There’s a reason we got rid of the gold standard.

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