I don't like Trump but I like Soros even less.
Black Wednesday (1992): Soros's Quantum Fund bet heavily against the British pound, anticipating its devaluation. This speculation contributed to the UK's withdrawal from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and earned Soros an estimated $1 billion in profit.
Asian Financial Crisis (1997): Soros was accused of exacerbating the crisis by shorting Southeast Asian currencies, notably the Thai baht.
Insider Trading Conviction in France (2002): Soros was convicted of insider trading related to a 1988 investment in Société Générale. He contested the conviction, arguing that French laws were unclear, but the European Court of Human Rights upheld the ruling in 2011.
