Black Wednesday
/ˌblæk ˈwenzdeɪ/, /ˌblæk ˈwenzdi/
/ˌblæk ˈwenzdeɪ/, /ˌblæk ˈwenzdi/
- Wednesday 14 September 1992, when the British Chancellor of the Exchequer raised interest rates by 5% in one day and spent billions of pounds in an unsuccessful attempt to improve the value of the British currency within the exchange-rate mechanism
黑色星期三:1992年9月14日,星期三,当时英国财政大臣在一天之内将利率提高了5%,并花费了数十亿英镑,试图在汇率机制中提高英镑的价值,但未成功。