The Fed's benchmark interest rate was raised by 0.5 basis points.

It was like a heavy hammer that smashed into An Ning's chest, making his face pale. Germany's high interest rates have already put huge pressure on the Finnish mark, and now the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates again, and it is expected that domestic capital will accelerate the outflow and flow into the US market.

This is simply an invisible plunder for Finland.

What's more terrifying is the follow-up series of reactions, Germany is now the world's third largest reserve currency, with the ambition of the Germans, in order to ensure the status of the German mark in the global currency, it is bound to compete with the dollar, if Germany chooses to follow the footsteps of the United States to raise interest rates, it will inevitably bring huge pressure to the Finnish mark.

The midsummer sun, with its blazing temperature, shines through the glass, and even if there is an air conditioner, there will be a burning sensation. But An Ning didn't feel the heat brought by the sun, only the cold that penetrated deep into his heart, which was even colder than the snowstorm night in October in winter.

Although there is no right or wrong way to go high or low, if the exchange rate gets out of control, it will be a disaster.

"President. What should we do?"

What to do?

An Ning smiled bitterly, laughing more ugly than crying.

The Soviet Union has fallen, the United States, Germany, and Finland are fighting for control of the currency, and Finland is in a situation where it is like a fish in a pond, and there is no choice at all.

"Let me hope that the British and the French will be able to hold back the Germans in their conquest, and I don't think they want the situation to get worse. ”

“......”

In a way, An Ning guessed right.

As the old empires of Europe, neither France nor Britain wanted to see the Deutsche Mark too strong.

The London property market is precarious, unemployment is rising, and low interest rates are very much needed to stimulate inflation, and for France, the position of the franc has been suppressed by the mark, and if the mark is strong, the position in the core of the ECU will inevitably be strengthened again, becoming the absolute dominance of the ECU, which is not in the interests of France.

But unfortunately, An Ning guessed a little wrong, or rather, he underestimated the strength and persistence of the Germans, he did not understand the great ideals and aspirations that Helmut Kohl carried, and he did not know how much Helmut Schlesinger valued the independence of the Bundesbank.

UTC+2, 10 a.m.

Frankfurt, Germany.

Helmut Kohl stands on the banks of the Rhine, not far from the Central Bank, with his hands behind his back, looking out over the river.

The sparkling water, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, sailboats and cruise ships float on the water, reflecting bright colors as the sun shines, and the surrounding trees shade the sky and the sun, reflecting the verdant branches and leaves on the river's surface, along with the flow of the river makes people feel refreshed.

Looking at the young people frolicking in the river, Helmut Kohl's memories can't help but drift back to decades ago.

At that time, just after the end of the war, he joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, later obtained a doctorate in history, and then came to Frankfurt to study law, and then to change to history and social sciences.

But unfortunately, although the war has passed, what is left behind after the war is still destroying the country, and the Germanic Empire has also been divided into two different camps. Relatives can only kiss their relatives across the wall, suffering the pain of separation, and friends can only face each other from afar, using tobacco to remember the former friendship.

War will not make Germany stronger, it will only bring pain.

He was wrong.

Although capital leads to injustice, selfishness, and all kinds of crimes, capital is also fair, selfishness makes human beings work harder, and the pursuit of wealth also changes the course of human beings.

People have inferior roots, but this inferior nature has a good side under capital. Capital makes economies prosperous and makes people's lives better.

The battlefield in human history has never been broken, and countless people have died in the war, but capital can make this bloody war more mild. The success of the Jews in wealth proves that capital is indeed right to change the world with milder wars, and why destroy the beauty of the world with a worse ending.

He was really wrong.

The fact that the country was unified without bloodshed, and the fact that the Soviet Union fell apart without too many casualties has shown a lot of things, that interests do not have to be achieved with killing and life, as long as the interests are sufficient, under the pursuit of interests in human genes, it is completely possible to change the country by more moderate means.

The Jews did a good job of this.

And the brutal war, full of destruction, can make people go crazy and lose themselves.

Beside Helmut Kohl, Helmut Schlesinger, dressed in a neat suit, stood side by side with a straw tobacco pouch and pot.

If you are seen by the outside world, you will be surprised, Schlesinger's smoking posture is very natural, and he does not feel inhibited at all because of Helmut Kohl's status as prime minister, and the two stand together, not at all like colleagues and superiors, but more like friends.

Actually, it's not surprising.

Helmut is the largest surname in Germany and shares the same ambitions, with Kohl and Schlesinger being like-minded friends from an early age.

They have the same ideals, the same aspirations, and the same aspirations.

Let the Germans return to what they once were, and without bloodshed and war.

Suddenly, a breeze blew, and a few leaves fluttered down into the river from in front of the two of them, and slowly drifted away into the distance with the flow of the river.

Helmut Kohl looked at the distant leaves and spoke to Schlesinger.

"John Major called me yesterday and asked us to slow down the pace of rate hikes, but I don't like his arrogant attitude. ”

John Major, the new leader of the Conservative Party, is also the British prime minister who succeeded Margaret Thatcher two years ago. For the prime minister, who likes to make street campaign speeches, Schlesinger is not interested at all.

In his opinion, Major's slogan is still obsessed with the former glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, and he does not realize who is the real crownless king of Europe now.

Schlesinger would not have said this, and he believed that Cole had the same opinion as himself.

Holding the cigarette pouch and flicking the ashes, Schlesinger raised an eyebrow and said.

"After all, it was he who approved the signing of the Maastricht Treaty by Great Britain, how can you answer. ”

"I said, this is the responsibility of the central bank, and I am not in a position to intervene too much. ”

Schlesinger shrugged helplessly.

"Okay. You still love playing football as much as you did when you were studying. I like your answer, though. ”

“......”

At noon, after a light meal with Cole, Schlesinger returned to the Central Bank Building, and as soon as he reached the lobby, Diane Kruger hurried up to him in high heels.

"Lamont just called, and I told him you went to dinner, but he didn't hang up. ”

Helmut Schlesinger's brow furrowed.

Norman Lamont, Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the arrogance of the British is annoying, Lamont's arrogance and arrogance are even more annoying.

He always has a commanding attitude, which makes people feel disgusted every time they hear it.

The ease of the Rhine's natural beauty was ruined, but political ties were inevitable as a central banker, and Helmut Schlesinger had no choice but to resist his disgust and head to his office.

Sure enough, the phone in the office was still on the sidelines.

Helmut Schlesinger wanted to hang up, but after thinking about it, he picked up the phone.

"Oh. Lamont, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. ”

"Helmut. I don't want to hear you talk nonsense, and now, the predicament of the United Kingdom, I think you also know, I need Germany to ease the current monetary policy. ”

Grass! this arrogant fool.

Do you think Britain is still the empire on which the sun never sets?

Now it is Britain that needs the help of Germany, but it looks like Lao Tzu has to cooperate with you.

Silly x.

Helmut cursed in his heart, and was so angry that he wanted to curse at Lamont's roar, he had never seen a fool like the Englishman, who was so arrogant, arrogant, and stupid.

In terms of economic strength, the current Germany, which can slap the decaying Britain to death, still dares to be so arrogant.

Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger of the scolding mother, Helmut's face darkened, and his tone became cold.

"Lamont. I think you also know where Germany is now, we need to stabilize inflation at home, and we need to appease regional economic disparities. ”

"Oh, God. Helmut, don't you understand what I'm saying? Germany has to loosen its current monetary policy, it has to. ”

Lamont: Do you believe it or not, Germany can now slap you to death with one hand, Britain? No, believe it or not, Lao Tzu can press you to death with one finger?

Norman Lamont's tone and attitude immediately stirred Helmut.

"Lamont. I will consider the request of the United Kingdom, but not now, and my responsibility now is to suppress inflation at home. That's it, I've got something to do, sorry. ”

Dudu –

"This is not a request ......"

"Damn bastard, you dare to hang up on me. ”

On July 16, the Bundesbank announced that in order to curb inflation, it would raise the benchmark interest rate by 15 basis points, and after adjustment, the implementation rate will be 7.6 basis points.

A one-time increase of 1.5 percent is possible.

What is the concept?

One million deposited in the bank can be stable and an extra 15,000 dollars out of thin air, and there will be no risk, with the German Central Bank backing, there is no risk at all.

It's like a bomb that was thrown into the water, killing the fish and shrimp in the pond in an instant.