1992 Black Wednesday

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic crisis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Black_Wednesday
gptkbp:category financial crises
1992 in the United Kingdom
economic history of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:cause speculative attacks on the pound sterling
gptkbp:date 16 September 1992
gptkbp:estimatedLoss over £3 billion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1992 Black Wednesday
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Bank_of_England
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
currency speculators
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:George_Soros
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Norman_Lamont
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_Exchange_Rate_Mechanism
pound sterling
currency crisis
Bank of England intervention
gptkbp:resultedIn devaluation of the pound sterling
withdrawal of the UK from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quantum_Endowment_Fund
gptkb:Sterling_crisis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7