Channel 4 News: George Soros
News report about European currencies and the recovery of the British pound after Black Wednesday, September 16, 1992, when the British government was forced to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) because of it being below its agreed lower limit. Features an i...
Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:068105a6-9995-4b28-a537-96f0bb954f90 |
Summary: | News report about European currencies and the recovery of the British pound after Black Wednesday, September 16, 1992, when the British government was forced to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) because of it being below its agreed lower limit. Features an interview with George Soros who made over US$1 billion profit by short selling sterling. |
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