Chapter 842: Turbulent Crude Oil

On September 21, 1,000 Star Ring Trade Marines boarded a ship from the port of Manila and set sail, ending a two-month military occupation. In the future www.biquge.info, security in Manila will be taken care of by the Gendarmerie Corps and the Moro Army, and the garrison of Star Ring Trade in the Philippines will be cut in half again, and only half of the brigade will be retained.

On the one hand, this is in response to the peace initiative of the United Nations, and on the other hand, it is to free up hands.

After boarding the transport, the soldiers did not return to Koro, but rendezvous with another large transport ship, escorted by a Guardian-class frigate, across the Indian Ocean and set foot on the island of Madagascar at the southern tip of Africa.

Last week, Madagascar's opposition leader, Sanvini, was elected president, revoked all of Arrow's privileges in the country, and revoked their business licenses on 17 counts of tax evasion, murder and bribery.

However, it is clear that Freemasonry cannot honestly surrender the power that has been operating in Madagascar for more than a decade. On the first day of Sanwini's swearing-in, more than a dozen Arrow Company special forces lurking in the capital Antananarivo ambushed Sanwini's convoy.

The president, who had only been in office for only 24 hours, died tragically under the indiscriminate guns of the Arrow Company.

There was an uproar in Madagascar.

The Arrows simply did what they planned and launched the former President Rachona, declaring that the Liberal Party had colluded with foreign forces in an attempt to destabilize Madagascar, and that the general election was invalid and that a new election was necessary!

Having said that, however, Rajonah has no intention of re-election. With his popularity in the southern constituency, he assembled a presidential guard that was absolutely loyal to him with the help of Freemasonry, and at the same time hired the Arrowhead Company, which went straight down the path of an armed coup.

In any case, coups d'Γ©tat are much more frequent than general elections for these small, uncivilized African countries.

The president died, and the Liberals were in chaos.

Fortunately, Vice President Bernard took over the presidency as soon as possible, took control of Madagascar's army, and vowed to resist to the end.

The regular army has only 21,600 troops, and the total number of tanks is no more than fifteen, and the armored vehicles are not enough to make up a mechanized brigade. With such a backward army, it is obviously unrealistic to want to face up to Raqiaona with the support of the Freemasons.

Urging the army to hold the line from Antsirabe and keep the rebels 120 kilometers in front of the capital, Bernard immediately contacted Jiang Chen, a behind-the-scenes supporter of the Liberal Party, to ask for help from the Star Ring Trade, who had just repelled the Freemasons in Manila.

The allies asked for help, and Transwarp Trade was of course obligated to take it.

A mechanized brigade set sail in a transport ship, landed in a port north of Madagascar, and headed straight to the front line to engage the rebels. The so-called "Presidential Guard" and the Madagascar Army have become decorations, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that what really determines the outcome of this war depends on who wins and who loses between the Arrow Company and Transwarp Trade.

Therefore, this war is also jokingly called "proxy war" and "mercenary war" by many people.

The longer this war drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Jiang Chen. Transwarp Trade dispatched mainly foreign legions, individual drones, and armored vehicles and tanks purchased from the Russian army, but did not dispatch Tiger Hunting II and Aurora-20.

Only by depleting Madagascar's national strength as much as possible can it be obedient after the end of the war, and it will not use its crooked brains to stand on its own.

Although some are sorry for the allies, for the sake of the new country, they can only make sacrifices.

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While the Transwarp Trade and Freemasonry are in the midst of a fierce battle on the island of Madagascar, a financial tsunami is quietly brewing.

As the situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate, from the IS in Iraq to the civil war in Turkey, it is obvious to those who are interested that the soil that surrounds the Babylonian civilization has been mired in endless wars. This war around black gold is also full of gunsmoke in the international crude oil market.

Since bottoming out at the beginning of the year, the price of a barrel of crude oil has continued to rise.

As we all know, the U.S. economy has long relied on two pillars, oil and the dollar. According to IMF estimates, a $5 increase in oil prices would reduce global growth by about 0.3 percentage points, while the U.S. economy could decline by about 0.4 percentage points.

It can be said that the dollar has a negative correlation with oil.

It is precisely for this reason that the United States has been deliberately pushing for the depreciation of oil. Back in 2014, the shale gas revolution doubled Texas oil production in three years. Many people subjectively believe that all oil comes from the Middle East, but ignore the fact that the UAE produces less than the United States of Texas.

However, even so, the reduction of oil production in the Middle East due to the impact of the war is still a heavy blow to international oil prices.

On September 23, Transwarp Trading and Arrowhead exchanged fire in the mountains north of the city of Antsirabe, Madagascar, and the US dollar has been falling for three consecutive days due to fluctuations in the international crude oil market. Wall Street traders predicted a 47% probability of a Fed rate hike in September, and at the same time, a report from Futureman Bank was also placed on Jiang Chen's desk.

"Expectations of a Fed interest rate hike have led to a slight rise in the US dollar, halting the dollar's decline. However, the international crude oil market shows no signs of stabilizing, and the interest rate hike at this time has laid the hidden danger of an economic crisis in the future. ”

"And this economic crisis is destined to be paid for by other countries. ”

Standing in front of Jiang Chen's desk, David Smith, CEO of Futureman Bank, explained the report to Jiang Chen.

"Is the dollar depreciating?" Jiang Chen pinched the report and fell into deep thought.

It came faster than expected.

If the dollar depreciates, the interests of the future group and even the economy of the new country will bear the brunt. The appreciation of crude oil will also have an immeasurable impact on the industries of Singapore and Malaysia and Anga Island.

Minerals and food can be produced by the future human group, but only oil has not been able to solve it. The new country has a vast sea area and rich minerals, but there is no oil. And oil is a very important thing in industrial production.

From fuels, plastics, synthetic rubber, and even clothing, pharmaceuticals, and even food, oil covers a wide range of fields. It is for this reason that oil is used as an important indicator to assess global economic expectations.

"Any good ideas?" Jiang Chen asked, putting the report aside and looking at David Smith.

"Of course. Mr. Smith nodded, and from his expression, it was clear that he had come prepared.

"I noticed that Singapore is still using the US dollar for settlement, and its resistance to foreign exchange market volatility is quite fragile. If the dollar depreciates sharply, the country's finances will be the first to go bankrupt. If the dollar depreciates by 10 points, the country's GDP will have to turn into a bubble for the whole of last year. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Chen almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Nima, it's too dark!

Originally, he had planned to wait until the space elevator was built, but now it seems that it will have to be brought forward!

Coinciding with Jiang Chen's thoughts, after a pause, Smith said his suggestion.

"With the current population of the new country, it is fully capable of supporting a monetary system. Considering the influence of the Futureman Group in the new country, I propose that the Futureman Bank should unite with a number of private banks in the new country to establish an institution similar to the Federal Reserve to issue the country's own currency!" (To be continued.) )