Chapter 374: Beware
Hanging up Joroth's phone, Zhou Ming also came to his senses at this time, he turned up the sound of the TV, and watched the temporary broadcast of the pound special news on the Wall Street financial channel thoughtfully. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhou Ming searched his memory carefully, to be honest, he didn't remember the specific details of the Bank of England incident in history in 92, and he didn't know if Britain had resisted so resolutely in his previous life, or just abandoned it;
Although the rebirth of oneself has changed a lot of things, even affecting many things in Europe, it is difficult to say whether it is the best chance when it comes to the pound.
Perhaps Joros thinks that the time is ripe for the pound to depreciate, but others do not, otherwise the Morgan consortium would not have chosen to wait and see.
Morgan's attitude naturally influenced the judgment of other speculators, and he could let the investment of the Chinese Bank force the start of speculation in the pound, but he could not change the attitude of others, and speculation can only make the situation irreversible after it has been stirred up by other speculators, but now everyone else is obviously hesitating, and he must prove the weakness of Britain with facts.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ming picked up the phone again and dialed the phone number of Gangcheng, which was to Tong Gang.
After all, Tong Gang and Li Cheng are the world's ship kings, and the other is the richest Chinese in the future, so naturally it is impossible to stay in San Francisco all the time, so when Zhou Ming went to Yatley, they also went back to Hong Kong City.
After receiving Zhou Ming's call, Tong Gang was very surprised: "According to the time difference, it should be the night in the United States, right? I didn't expect Zhou Ming to call me at this time, but I know that you have made a big deal now, and you have made a mess of the exchange rate of the pound, and now it is the Bank of England's countermeasures that make you feel a headache?"
"I still can't hide anything from Chairman Tong. Zhou Ming said very briskly and directly, "I think Chairman Tong should have also paid attention to the news, knowing that the Bank of England is maintaining the exchange rate of the pound by means of buying, so if we want the pound to continue to depreciate, we must increase the intensity of selling the pound, but the problem is that we don't have enough pounds in our hands now, so I hope Chairman Tong can borrow me some." ”
"I see. Tong Gang muttered a sentence and then asked very seriously, "Have you already called Li Cheng?"
Zhou Ming felt a little confused by this question, and replied no, Tong Gang said: "Even if you kid has a little conscience, you know to call me first, otherwise I will really be angry! We are partners, and we should have been involved in the first place, so what kind of borrowing is this? It should be even if our investment is right, or we can directly help you sell it in Hong Kong City." ”
Zhou Ming realized that Tong Gang originally meant this, he really didn't expect that he was almost eighty years old, and he would deliberately make such a joke.
"Actually, it's fine, as long as the end result is a sell-off, then it's fine. Zhou Ming said, "But I'm curious about how many pounds you have prepared, Chairman Tong?"
"It's not much, it's only two billion. Tong Gang replied.
This figure was very unexpected by Zhou Ming, because everyone had a good relationship, and Zhou Ming knew very well that there was only so much money flow that Tong Gang and Li Cheng could take out for investment, after all, assets and funds that could be taken out were completely two different concepts. Thinking that this was when Tong Gang and Li Cheng reminded them to move the pound before, they had already started to prepare for emergencies.
"I didn't expect you and Brother Cheng to be so good to me, Chairman Tong. Zhou Ming was moved.
Tong Gang naturally waved his hand meaninglessly and said: "Little brother Zhou Ming, do you know that we are not shouting casually, and you haven't forgotten us no matter what, if we can't help when we know that you may need help, it will be too inferior! You must not thank us, because if you can't even do this, then you don't deserve to be called partners at all, right?"
Zhou Ming said with a smile: "Indeed, although I believe that so much money is already your limit, I still have a reluctant request. I just hope that you can help me borrow money from City City, or help us sell some bonds, the only requirement is that you need pounds to pay. ”
Zhou Ming's request did not surprise Tong Gang, he said to Zhou Ming: "It seems that Zhou Ming's little brother is planning to fight to the end with the Bank of England, but the Bank of England has the support of the British treasury, as far as I know, they have at least 15 billion US dollars of foreign exchange reserves to use, and at the same time, they have just borrowed a large amount of money from the International Monetary Fund, are you sure you still want to do this?"
"Since it's started, why don't you continue?" Zhou Ming said, "Please believe me, Chairman Tong, as I said to you before, the UK is just bluffing now, they simply can't afford to continue to bear such a strong pound, so eventually the pound will inevitably depreciate." ”
Tong Gang thought about it for a while and replied: "I understand, I will try my best to help Zhou Ming mobilize all the funds at your disposal in Hong Kong City." ”
"Thank you very much. Zhou Ming said.
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In the end, thanks to the Bank of England's resolute drop of $500 million worth of foreign exchange, the pound sterling exchange rate was kept stable, and even rose by 3/1,000 compared to yesterday.
For this result, the Earl of Mountbatten is still relatively satisfied, after all, the Bank of England is to save the money and need to be responsible for the exchange rate and the national currency, so it is unlikely to sell like other hedge funds, the result of three thousandths is already very good, at least a positive start, and then as long as the media brings down the rhythm, it is easy to let the pound exchange rate rise again.
However, the Earl of Mountbatten did not let up, and after the deal in the United States was over, he picked up his phone and dialed the number of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip.
"Mr. Philip, first of all I'm sorry, I hope I didn't disturb your dinner, just ten minutes ago, the foreign exchange window in the United States was closed, and the pound is still where we want him to stay, I think this is a victory for you and Great Britain, and I would love to have a drink with you for it, but I don't think it's time for us to relax. ”
Mountbatten went on to say: "Because our opponents are cunning, we can't expect a single victory to knock them away, and we should be prepared for them to come back." As far as I know, not long ago, the Don's Bank gave them an investment of 30 billion dollars, which I think is something to watch out for, and the current calm is only that they are still on their way to Europe. ”
As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip of course quickly understood what Mountbatten meant, and he asked: "Earl, do you want us to make some trouble for them to transfer money to and from England?"
"Hey, I think Mr. Philip is mistaken, we didn't mean to make trouble for them, but their speculation itself jeopardized the financial security of Great Britain, didn't it?" Mountbatten continued, "and more importantly, if we just keep them out of Great Britain, it's important to keep their villain's money away from the whole of Europa!"
"I think in the end Earl Mountbatten and I came up with a piece. "Just this morning, before I attended that damn press conference, I had already issued an order through the European Financial Council to the major banks across Europe to scrutinize every big money transaction, and I believe that none of their funds will be in the financial markets of Europe for a week." ”
Mountbatten was truly relieved because he knew very well that as long as the follow-up money from the Quantum Fund could not enter Europe, then they could not continue to sell the pound.
Of course, there is also a foreign exchange market in the United States, and the quantum fund can also be sold in the United States, but the pound in circulation in the American market is limited after all, so the impact on the pound exchange rate is relatively limited. Therefore, after losing further action in the European market, there is no point in relying on the sell-off in the US market alone, and no sober-minded investor will make such a stupid choice.
This thought made Mountbatten smile happily: "Philip is really a very reassuring Chancellor of the Exchequer, and your approach is very trustworthy. ”
May 3 is the last trading day of the week, so after this day, Mountbatten will hardly have to worry about the exchange rate of the pound. So on May 4th, Mountbatten slept until noon and did not get out of bed, stretching happily because he felt too tired since the pound exchange rate fluctuated...... Suddenly, he seemed to understand the Great Wood family's suffering.
Could it be that this is the pressure brought by Zhou Ming?
This question just popped up in Zhou Ming's mind and he shook his head with a smile, he felt that he was a little too sensitive, maybe the quantum fund did have the courage to attack the pound after getting the 30 billion investment of Tang Bank, but this was more of the operation of the financial tycoon Jo Ross, not Zhou Ming;
Throwing this boring thought out of his mind, Mountbatten went to the yard for his daily exercise after washing, and then took a bath and dined, although it was much later today, but as the owner of the castle, a very noble earl, he did not do what he wanted.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Mountbatten, who was in a very good mood, saw that his butler seemed to have something to say, so he said to him: "Tell me anything, even if I say the wrong thing, I will not blame you today." ”
With Mountbatten's assurance, his butler boldly said, "Dear sir, Geely Investment Bank is selling a bond with a yield of up to eight percent, and I think you may be able to subscribe for some of it." ”
"My butler, didn't you expect you to work part-time as an investment salesman?" Mountbatten said, looking up at him and asking, "I'm curious, is it because my castle is not paid enough, or is there something else?"
Although Mountbatten's tone was calm, it still made the butler tense, and replied tremblingly: "Mr. Earl, it's not like this, Mr. Earl, you are very good to me, and the salary is also very good, I am not helping the investment bank to sell, I also do not do any part-time work outside, this bond, but my son is the manager of the investment bank, this is his task, and I also think that the yield of this bond is very high, so ......"
"Don't be so nervous, because I don't blame you. Mountbatten interrupted the butler with a smile, "You are a father, and I can understand your behavior, so since the yield on this bond is so high, should you show it to me?"
Mountbatten stretched out his hand to the butler as he spoke, and the butler was stunned for a moment, then understood and thanked Mountbatten desperately, and at the same time brought him an introduction to the bonds.
Mountbatten took the document and was stunned for a moment, because he saw the name of the fund company that issued the bond: Double-headed eagle?