1 A famous 1992 currency trade broke a European peg after massive short selling pressure, what currency was attacked?
Answer: POUND (5 letters)
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Guess Macro — Saturday, March 21, 2026
The five questions from Saturday, March 21, 2026, with their answers. This puzzle is no longer playable; today's game is on the home page, and the last seven days can still be played in the practice archive.
2 The bursting of the late-1990s tech bubble wiped out speculative internet stocks, what sector was primarily affected?
Answer: TECHNOLOGY (10 letters)
3 The U.S. housing boom was fueled by loans extended to borrowers with weak credit profiles what were these loans called?
Answer: SUBPRIME (8 letters)
Lending to borrowers with weak credit histories, priced at higher rates to compensate for elevated default risk.
4 A coordinated agreement in 1985 aimed to depreciate the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, what is this agreement called?
Answer: PLAZA (5 letters)
5 A hedge fund blowup in 2021 caused massive losses for prime brokers due to hidden leverage via swaps, what was the fund?
Answer: ARCHEGOS (8 letters)