Today, in 1992, was “Black Wednesday” in the UK. Under pressure from currency speculators, the British government was forced to withdraw the Pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. The financial crisis cost the British Taxpayers over $5 billion. George Soros, who had shorted the Pound, made over $1 billion.
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