Which British event in 1992 caused the pound to leave the European Exchange Rate Mechanism?
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Black Wednesday
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Which British event in 1992 caused the pound to leave the European Exchange Rate Mechanism?
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Black Wednesday
Which country’s stock exchange was closed for five days during the 1997 Asian financial crisis?
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Indonesia
Which hedge fund collapse in 1998 prompted a major rescue organized by Wall Street banks?
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Long-Term Capital Management
What was the name of Japan’s late-1980s asset-price collapse that led to a prolonged market slump?
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Japanese asset price bubble
What was the name of the 1720 speculative market crisis involving the South Sea Company in Britain?
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South Sea Bubble
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