Listening to Xiao Yang's emphasis, everyone once again realized that it was a prophet sitting in front of them, not the economists or market analysts they usually came into contact with. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Isn't talking about science and data with a god stick the same as talking about the piano to the cow?

So, between science and prophecy, who should they believe?

Taking in the doubts and hesitations on everyone's faces, Xiao Yang decided to give them another reassurance: "After all the previous experiences, I don't think I need to confirm my foresight, but considering the stakes of the matter, I solemnly promise you that if the Federal Reserve does not raise interest rates as I predicted within a week, or even the magnitude of the adjustment is different from my prediction, I will return the funds raised tonight to you!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was moved, and when they were talking about it, a deep voice suddenly came from the other end of the table: "Compared with whether the Fed will raise interest rates, what makes me more curious is what gives you such strong confidence?" Don't...... Have you been informed of the exact news through some special channel? ”

Xiao Yang saw that what he had just spoken was Bernard Madoff, who had been very low-key since he entered the door, neither took the initiative to ask him any questions, nor rarely communicated with his peers.

Although he has never met before, Xiao Yang has long admired him, not only because the Bernard Madoff Investment Securities Company named after him has a net worth of more than 300 million US dollars, but also because he also has another title printed on his business card - "Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange". And his appearance here tonight is only to represent his personal position and interests, and does not have any official color.

Frankly speaking, when he just learned that the chairman was going to attend this small-scale dinner, in addition to being surprised, Xiao Yang was still a little repulsed in his heart, because in addition to the first two well-known titles, he also clearly knew his other identity, that is, the largest fraud maker in American history - on June 29, 2009, Madoff caused a large number of investors and financial institutions to lose more than $50 billion due to his "Ponzi scheme". He was sentenced to 150 years in prison by a federal court in New York.

Knowing the trajectory of this future life, it is not difficult to understand why he would question Xiao Yang in public for insider trading - only a liar will be accustomed to looking at people with a suspicious eye - and in terms of time, the chairman of the board of directors of the NASDAQ stock exchange, who is becoming more famous and prestigious, is already planning his shocking scam, so Xiao Yang has every reason to suspect that this future supergiant is willing to spend 500,000 yuan to eat his meal, and the purpose is probably not just to listen to his predictions.

For this reason, Xiao Yang originally planned to cross his name out of the list of attendees, but unfortunately his appeal in the financial world is too limited, the advertisement has been played for several days, there are many inquiries, and there are few interested people, plus the chairman who took the initiative to ask for the chairman has barely made up enough for the list of 12 people, if it is forcibly excluded, even if his prominent identity is not considered, it is always a bit embarrassing to have a chair on the dining table alone, so Xiao Yang will intentionally concoct a confidentiality agreement. In addition to highlighting the importance and privacy of his prophecy, it is also to buy himself an insurance policy in advance to prevent this prophecy from being used to hype up his prophecy to attract more unwitting investors, and wait until the incident to avoid being implicated.

In fact, if you want to consider it from the perspective of the original sin of capital, I am afraid that none of the dozen or so people here will be clean under their buttocks, so Madoff's question is also a question that everyone is doubting and worrying, but it is inconvenient to announce it, after all, Xiao Yang's previous prediction has a certain possibility of human operation except for the earthquake, if he really bribed a certain official of the Federal Reserve and then transferred the news to make a profit, then with the strict supervision of the US securities investment industry, there is no need to have direct evidence at all. As long as it can be proved that he had direct contact with Fed staff, the SEC, the FBI, and the Federal Attorney's Office have the right to investigate him and everyone present!

Of course, as long as there are enough interests to drive, there will be no shortage of desperate people in this world, but since it is insider trading, it must be secretly engaged, and the fewer people who know, the better.

Although he thinks he has a clear conscience, seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Xiao Yang feels that it is still necessary to clarify: "You can rest assured on this point, if you have a Bible in hand, I can swear by it without hesitation that I have never been in contact with any Federal Reserve officials or staff before (as a Christian country, if an American citizen swears an oath according to the Bible in public and fails to do what is sworn undertaked, it will be considered perjury or even fraud), and Mr. Norris also said just now, All of you here are authoritative figures in the financial and securities industry, and the news is naturally much better than that of an outsider like me, but before that, who has heard similar rumors? ”

Hearing him say it categorically, the gloom on everyone's faces subsided slightly, but a wave of unsettled, and the next question followed, also from the mouth of Mr. Bernard Madoff: "In view of your attitude, I am relieved, but with all due respect, although the news you just predicted is indeed important, in fact, we can wait until the Fed's announcement to make the necessary strategic adjustments, and the loss is nothing more than a few days of interest, in other words, The prophecy itself doesn't seem to be worth $500,000? ”

Xiao Yang didn't look at him squarely, just gently shook the wine glass in his hand - the scarlet slurry in it looked no different from the red wine everyone drank, but it was actually just the grape juice specially prepared for him by the hotel - and said slowly: "What if I say that this interest rate hike is just the beginning of a new wave of interest rate hikes?" ”

(After the ban is burned, flood control is carried out, 24 hours to eat and live on the river embankment, not to mention the code word, even home is difficult to go back once, there is no way, everyone is more considerate, and then find a way to compensate for it after a few days.) ）