Black Wednesday
The Bank of England attempts to prop up their currency as per the decision made by Norman Lamont and Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the and Governor of the Bank of England respectively
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1990-1997
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Robin Leigh-Pemberton Biography and Timeline
Follow Robin Leigh-Pemberton through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Robin Leigh-Pemberton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1992–1993Years on this page
1992
Black Wednesday
The Bank of England's intervention was ineffective because Soros' Quantum Fund was dumping pounds far faster. The Bank of England continued to buy and Quantum continued to sell until Lamont told Prime Minister John Major that their pound purchasing was failing to produce results
Role range: 1990-1997 – 1990-1997
1993
First Inflation Report Published
Robin Leigh-Pemberton oversees publication of the Bank of England's first quarterly Inflation Report analysing progress toward the government's inflation objective.
Role range: 1983-1993
Records, sources and methodology
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