Chapter 199: The long-awaited debt default

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At dinner, under Guo Shouyun's threading needle, everyone chatted very happily. After this time of getting along, they can be regarded as friends with each other.

When he returned to the Hanshan Courtyard in the evening, Guo Shouyun came to the golden house on the second floor to understand the situation as soon as possible, but Zhang Shaoling did not provide the good news he wanted. The Argentine financial crisis did not erupt as he had hoped.

As for the gold price, it remained at the level of $262.57 per ounce due to the market closure, which was the gold futures price at the last time the Hong Kong gold trading market closed.

After chatting with Zhang Shaoling and the rest of the team in the golden room for a while, Guo Shouyun returned to his room to rest. Early the next morning, Guo Shouyun had just finished running, and before he had time to eat breakfast, he saw Zhang Shaoling running towards him with an excited expression.

Seeing his appearance at this time, Guo Shouyun's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about the towel handed over by Wendy, strode over and grabbed his arm and said eagerly: "There's news from Argentina?"

"It's... Yes!"

Zhang Shaoling took two breaths, calmed down the fierce heartbeat, and hurriedly said: "Argentine Finance Minister Mario Kempas has officially sent an application to the World Bank, hoping that the latter can allow Argentina to defer the payment of a loan of 350 million US dollars that is about to expire. ”

"Great, let's go!"

After Guo Shouyun shouted excitedly, he turned around and ran towards the main villa of the manor. Looking at his back as he quickly moved away, Zhang Shaoling couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Well, I have to work hard again. He didn't dare to complain about why the big boss didn't bring his phone with him when he ran.

However, compared to the success that is about to be reaped, let alone running back, it is no problem to come back for another 3,000 meters.

"Boss...!"

Seeing Guo Shouyun wearing an Adidas sportswear and still covered with sweat, although the members of the gold trading team were surprised, they couldn't suppress their excitement, because what everyone had been looking forward to for nearly a month was about to become a reality.

"This is information that has just come from Argentina!"

After taking the document handed over by Anne Yeager and taking a brief look at it, he couldn't help blurting out with excitement: "Great... Any other news?"

"Banco Nacional Argentina had a bad debt ratio of more than 7.6% in the first quarter, with a cumulative loss of 4.78 billion pesos. In addition, Argentina's Standard Bank and MBA Bank also suffered losses to varying degrees. The bad debt rate in Argentina's banking sector is rising, and there is a possibility of a systemic risk outbreak!" Lord Vikrum handed over several other documents.

Guo Shouyun flipped through the documents in his hand and sighed in his heart, "Although it was two days later than expected, it finally came." ”

"How long is it until London opens?"

"12 hours and 57 minutes!" Anne Yeager fasted.

"Nearly 13 hours to go!" nodded clearly, knowing that he had to wait, despite the urgency in his heart.

"Alright, let's get busy!"

After waving his hand and letting them leave, Guo Shouyun sat down on the chair next to him. Looking at the static gold price curve on the electronic display screen, Guo Shouyun felt like a year for a while.

As time passed, more financial information related to Argentina came in. All signs point to the South American economic powerhouse's finances in jeopardy.

For lunch and dinner, Guo Shouyun ate with the members of the entire gold trading team in the gold house. Moreover, he didn't go to rest tonight. Because everyone stayed up all night, waiting for the bell of the London gold market, which opened six hours earlier than New York.

The price of the world's largest gold trading market will directly determine the success or failure of Guo Shouyun's bet this time, as well as the maximum amount of huge profits he will make in the end.

"Boss, your coffee!"

After taking the coffee from Wendy, he said 'thank you', "Let's bring someone else a cup too!"

"George has already sent it to them!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, looking at the beautiful woman with a tired look on her face, "You go and take a rest, there is nothing important here." ”

"It's okay, I'm not tired!"

Looking at her stubborn expression, Guo Shouyun didn't say anything after opening his mouth.

"What time is it?"

Guo Shouyun rubbed his face and asked.

"1:40 a.m."

"It's almost time!"

He put down the papers in his hand. These materials were all information about the internal operations of Pacific Electric Power and Natural Gas Company and Edison Power Company of Southern California, which he had purchased through intelligence companies and information service companies.

There is a saying that 'know each other and know oneself, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles'. Although the two companies are heavily indebted and even on the verge of collapse due to the California energy crisis, it is not easy to buy them, and he needs to know as much inside information as possible about each other so that he can take the initiative in negotiations.

After Wendy helped pack up the materials and lock them in the safe on the side, the two walked out of the study together and came to the golden house on the second floor. Here, the heat emitted by the computer server fills the room with a hot atmosphere.

Under the bright lights that lit up the entire room, the six members of the entire gold trading team were nervously staring at the computer in front of them, and from time to time processing the information displayed on it.

Guo Shouyun came in and saw that they were just about to get up to say hello, so he hurriedly waved his hand and sat down these employees who were red like him.

Sitting next to Zhang Shaoling, "Is there any good news?"

"Standard & Poor's and Moody's downgraded Argentine government bonds to BB. ”

"Downgraded two levels in a row, this is indeed good news!" Guo Shouyun nodded, and glanced at the subordinates around him with tired expressions, "How is it, can you still hold on?"

"Of course. And after drinking a cup of coffee, the whole person is more energetic!"

"That's good. It's going to be a bit tiring these days. After this time, I'll give each of you a week of paid vacation. And, over the course of a week, you can go on vacation all over the world with your huge winnings. ”

"Then I'll thank the boss in advance for them!"

Guo Shouyun was just about to nod his head when he heard Louis Kekan, the most active trader in the team, shout excitedly and nervously.

"It's time to start!"

His words were like a wake-up call, instantly drawing everyone's attention to the price curve that shows the spot gold market in London.

"Didi Da Da", at this moment, Guo Shouyun's ears seemed to remember the sound of the clock second hand turning.

"The market is open!"

As the wall clock hands point to 2:18 a.m., this represents the time when the London Futures market opens. The words 'the market is open' exploded in the hearts of everyone in the room. Immediately after that, the London spot gold price curve, which had fallen for nearly a week, rose sharply.

"$262.64!"

"$262.67!"

Amid the excited offers of Louis Keekan, Huang Xiaoping and Mark Kenig, London King ran a smooth upward slope.

"Boss, the official price of gold in London has come out?" Zhang Shaoling said.

"How much?"

In the rising quotation, Guo Shouyun did not notice that nearly three hours had passed.

"$267.45 per ounce!" Zhang Shaoling said excitedly.

"$267.45 an ounce?" muttered to himself, "So at the price we put in at the beginning, we made a profit of nearly $8 per ounce?"

Zhang Shaoling nodded vigorously, and said excitedly: "$7.37, and there will be more as the price of gold rises." ”

Hearing his words, Guo Shouyun seemed to hear the 'boom' sound of the gold coin falling into the bag. Joy, excitement, and anticipation are mixed with each other, which cannot be described by pen and ink. Everything turned into his clenched right fist and slammed it in the air to express his complicated feelings at the moment.

With this huge income, he finally has the strength to compete with Morgan and Goldman Sachs. It's just that the current income is not enough, and he needs more!

Looking at the excited figure of the man next to him, Wendy, who was sitting on the side, also showed adoration and fascination on his face. A good and beautiful woman has a fatal attraction to men, and vice versa. Wendy, who subconsciously wanted to dedicate some of her abilities to him, stood up silently after seeing the time next to him, pushed the door and went out to beckon the housekeeper George to prepare breakfast for Guo Shouyun and the entire gold trading team.

Guo Shouyun didn't notice the people around him leaving, because he was used to Wendy's presence, and he was as familiar with her as he was with his right hand. He knew that even if she left, she would soon return to him.

Throughout March 7, the atmosphere inside the Golden House was warm and high, and the price of gold kept climbing. By 10 March, the price of the Chicago Gold Futures Exchange had grown to $273.85 an ounce! At this time, the pressure fell on Guo Shouyun again.

"Shaoling, what price do you think gold can rise?"

After a moment of contemplation, "It won't be more than $280." Because this rally is more about fears of Argentina's debt default than about the financial crisis actually erupting. Therefore, gold, as a safe-haven product, has risen fiercely and smoothly. In general, in this case, gold will also fall quickly. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded, he also studied economics, so he naturally has a certain amount of research on finance. Especially before making gold futures, he had read a lot of authoritative books on this subject.

"So, do you think we're shipping now?"

"Yes... If we don't cut our positions decisively now, I'm afraid we will have to wait until the Argentine financial crisis breaks out. But whether this kind of black swan event can become a reality, we are not entirely sure. ”

Hearing this, Guo Shouyun's eyes gradually became firm.

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