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Black Wednesday (BBC 1997)

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What it is

A 1997 BBC documentary on Black Wednesday in 1992, when sterling was forced out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism. It covers the crisis from the British government side, including George Soros's trade and political mistakes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a detailed documentary on the Soros-versus-Bank-of-England episode.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “A pretty good documentary from the BBC about Black Wednesday.”

    Good BBC documentary on Black Wednesday from the government side.

    loso, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “The Trade of the Century: When George Soros Broke the British Pound”

  2. “a good overview of the origins of the crisis.”

    Good overview of origins of the crisis and political mistakes.

    shitgoose, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “SEC Rejects Rule Change for Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund [pdf]”

  3. “This wonderful BBC documentary explains everything on detail.”

    BBC documentary explaining the incident in detail.

    elmar, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “When George Soros Broke the British Pound (2014)”

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Topics: george soros, pound sterling, exchange rate mechanism, bank of england, bbc

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