In 1997, There Was a Speculative Attack on the Thai

question 81

Multiple Choice

In 1997, there was a speculative attack on the Thai baht. This resulted from the:

• A) belief by speculators that the Thai central bank had an oversupply of U.S. dollar reserves.
• B) belief by speculators that the Thai central bank didn't have sufficient U.S. dollar reserves to maintain the current fixed rate.
• C) revelation that the Thai central bank had converted its gold reserves into foreign exchange.
• D) overthrow of the Thai president and the central bank.

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