The hub of the global economic and financial system was London, which became all of the following except:

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London, during its peak as the hub of the global economic and financial system, was indeed the center of currency exchange, the clearing house of the world's debts, and the shipping center of the world. However, it was not the world's greatest industrial center; that distinction belonged to other cities and regions, particularly in the United States and Germany, which were leading the industrial revolution with their manufacturing capabilities.

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