Скачать или смотреть How One “Insane” Trader’s Dollar Attack Triggered the Thai Collapse (1997)

In 1997, Thailand was booming — skyscrapers rising, investors cheering, the baht fixed proudly to the U.S. dollar. But beneath the surface, debt surged and reserves thinned. One trader saw what others ignored. He placed a billion-dollar short — and triggered a collapse that would engulf half of Asia. The Thai baht broke. Markets panicked. $600 billion in wealth vanished. This is the untold story of how a single bet shattered the illusion of stability, exposed the fragility of an entire region, and rewrote the rules of modern financial warfare.
SOURCES:
NARA Financial Warfare Archives
IMF & World Bank Reports (1990–2010)
Bloomberg Terminal Historical Data
Declassified CIA Economic Operations (1980s–1990s)
The Economist, Time, Financial Times
DISCLAIMER:This documentary dramatizes real historical financial events.
Some scenes and dialogue have been recreated for clarity.
No investment advice is provided.
All data presented are based on verified reports and declassified archives.
The video aims to explore the moral and human consequences of financial warfare.