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  2. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Sterling did not join the Second European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) after the euro was created. Denmark and the UK had opt-outs from entry to the euro. Theoretically, every EU nation but Denmark must eventually sign up. As a member of the European Union, the United Kingdom could have adopted the euro as its currency. However, the subject ...

  3. Exchange controls in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Exchange controls, also known as capital controls and currency controls, limiting the convertibility of Pounds sterling into foreign currencies, operated within the United Kingdom from the outbreak of war in 1939 until they were abolished by the Conservative Government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in October 1979.

  4. 1976 sterling crisis - Wikipedia

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    GBP/USD exchange rate. The 1976 sterling crisis was a currency crisis in the United Kingdom. Inflation (at close to 25% in 1975, causing high bond yields and borrowing costs), a balance-of-payments deficit, a public-spending deficit, and the 1973 oil crisis were contributors.

  5. United Kingdom and the euro - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), a prerequisite for adopting the euro, in October 1990. The UK spent over £6 billion trying to keep its currency, the pound sterling , within the narrow limits prescribed by ERM, but was forced to exit the programme within two years after the pound sterling came under major ...

  6. List of countries by exchange rate regime - Wikipedia

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    De Facto Classification of Exchange Rate Arrangements, as of April 30, 2021, and Monetary Policy Frameworks [2] Exchange rate arrangement (Number of countries) Exchange rate anchor Monetary aggregate target (25) Inflation Targeting framework (45) Others (43) US Dollar (37) Euro (28) Composite (8) Other (9) No separate legal tender (16) Ecuador ...

  7. 1967 sterling devaluation - Wikipedia

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    The 1967 sterling devaluation (or 1967 sterling crisis) was a devaluation of sterling from $2.80 to $2.40 per pound on 18 November 1967. It ended a long sterling crisis that had started in 1964 with the election of Labour in the 1964 general election, [1] but originated in the balance of payments crises of the preceding Conservative government.

  8. List of British currencies - Wikipedia

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    Manx pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Isle of Man Treasury Falkland Islands; Falkland Islands pound (parity with pound sterling) Government of the Falkland Islands Gibraltar; Gibraltar pound (parity with pound sterling) Euro accepted unofficially in most establishments

  9. Reserve currency - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom's pound sterling was the primary reserve currency of much of the world in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. [1] However, by the middle of the 20th century, the United States dollar had become the world's dominant reserve currency. [2] Worldwide use of the US dollar: