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Black Wednesday

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1992Date range
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0Places

Chronological records

1992

George Soros16 September 1992

Government / Republican Party Government

The most high profile of the currency market investors, George Soros, makes over US$1 billion profit by short selling sterling

Names involved

George Soros

Provenance

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