After months of verbal commitments to remain in the system, the UK government exited the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on September 16 1992, unchaining sterling from other EU currencies. “Black Wednesday” harmed the credibility of the government, and netted investors who bet against the pound large returns. Among them was a young American trader at Soros Fund Management in London: Scott Bessent.
英国政府曾经几个月来一直口头承诺将继续留在欧洲汇率机制(European Exchange Rate Mechanism)内，但最终于1992年9月16日退出，使英镑不再与其他欧盟货币挂钩。“黑色星期三”(Black Wednesday)损害了英国政府的信誉，也让押注英镑贬值的投资者大赚一笔。其中就有一名当时在伦敦Soros Fund Management任职的年轻美国交易员：斯科特•贝森特(Scott Bessent)。
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