In 1997, George Soros and a handful of hedge funds shorted the Thai baht until the central bank ran out of dollars. Thailand floated its currency on July 2, the baht collapsed by half, and the fire spread from Bangkok to Jakarta, Seoul and Hong Kong within six months.
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