Chapter 662: The Prelude to the Yen's Appreciation

Lin Qiangsheng flipped through the newspapers and paid attention to some recent economic news in the United States.

Recently, it should be said that in the previous months, some economists in the United States have published some articles about the overheating of the dollar, as well as the constant disclosure of huge foreign exchange deficits. Since this year, major US industrial conglomerates have begun to lobby the US Government, clamoring that the excessively high US dollar exchange rate will affect the export of industrial products, and they have demanded that the US dollar be devalued in order to expand the scale of exports.

The Reagan administration of the United States has also adopted a number of measures, the most important of which is to join forces with the world's major developed countries, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, to reach an agreement with the United States on joint intervention in the foreign exchange market by the governments of the five countries, so that the US dollar will be downgraded against major currencies in an orderly manner in order to solve the problem of the huge trade deficit of the United States.

Lin Qiangsheng looked at the major newspapers full of pages of analysis articles on the reform of the value of the dollar, and he could no longer sit still. Lin Qiangsheng knows that the "Plaza Agreement" will be signed in the second half of this year, and he has a large number of dollar assets in his hands, if this agreement comes, the depreciation of the dollar will inevitably make his wealth shrink significantly, then his loss will be an astronomical amount!

But Lin Qiangsheng also knew that under the manipulation of the tough attitude of the US government, the US dollar would start a sharp decline against the yen, which provided an opportunity for his wealth preservation plan, no, it was an opportunity, a big opportunity for his wealth to turn over again, Lin Qiangsheng jumped up excitedly!

In September 1985, the yen fluctuated around 250 yen per dollar, and in less than three months after the Plaza Accord came into effect, the yen appreciated rapidly to around 200 yen per dollar, an increase of 20%. At the end of 1986, it was 152 yen per dollar, and in 1987 it reached a maximum of 120 yen per dollar. Judging by the exchange rate of the yen against the dollar. From February 1985 to November 1988, the appreciation was as high as 111%!

If he grasps this opportunity, his wealth will be able to appreciate steadily and twice in three or four years.

Of course, the yen also increased in value after '89, and in 1995 the yen peaked at 96.11 yen to 1 dollar. Become the highest level in history.

But grasping the current opportunity is the most important thing, Lin Qiangsheng knows that many financial institutions have heard the rumors and began to gather funds to go towards the goal!

In China, the views on the "Plaza Accord" are almost indisputable in the eyes of ordinary people, and it is naturally a shocking conspiracy carefully planned and carried out by Western countries to snipe at the rise of Japan!

Interestingly, however, Chinese academics have a very different view of this. Most academic journal studies of the Plaza Accord, even the closest to a conspiracy view, admit that the Plaza Accord alone was not enough to cause Japan's economy to continue to slump, but was at best a trigger. Most researchers believe: At best, the "Plaza Accord" can only be regarded as one of the causes of Japan's disease, and the root cause of Japan's continued economic depression lies in the flaws in the economic structure itself and the Japanese government's erroneous economic policies.

Specifically, after the yen's appreciation, the Japanese government's rigid logic of "appreciation inevitably leads to depression" led the Japanese government to make a series of incorrect policy decisions to respond to non-existent export challenges with sustained expansionary fiscal and monetary policies. In fact, for a long time after the "Plaza Accord," Japan's exports to the United States not only did not decrease, but on the contrary increased significantly.

And in fact, it also shows. After the sharp appreciation of the yen, the pace of Japanese capital going global has deepened and intensified. It is also the depreciation of the yen that has made Japan's major chaebols, who were previously only focused on making money, begin to look at the world field, and the overheating of the domestic economic situation has prompted Japanese capital to flock overseas, and the Japanese have suddenly become monopoly!

And because the largest creditor of the United States is Japan, and now Japan has surpassed the United States to become the world's largest creditor country, Japan's technological products. Competitive products such as automobiles, home appliances, and electronics have hit the European and American markets in large numbers.

In the 80s, Japanese technology was more advanced than that of the United States and Europe in some aspects, and the Europeans had to unite to compete with the Japanese in some technological products!

This led to a tacit agreement between the United States and Europe and other countries, and the governments of various countries unanimously exerted influence on Japan, and the Japanese government itself also needs the yen to appreciate, contrary to conspiracy theories. The Japanese government is the most active party in promoting the appreciation of the yen!

In front of Lin Qiangsheng's eyes is like a golden avenue, he just needs to rush forward!

Mr. Lin immediately made a phone call to his chief financial adviser, John Berger, expressing concern about the dollar's depreciation.

John Berg said on the phone: "Mr. Lin, you are right, the Reagan administration is very likely to sign an agreement with the governments of the four countries to promote a sharp depreciation of the dollar to facilitate exports, and now that the current account deficit of the United States has reached a record $100 billion, currency reform has become an inevitable choice!"

I would like to formally warn you of the risk of the depreciation of the US dollar, and if you want your wealth not to be lost, then you should choose a safe haven as soon as possible! ”

Lin Qiangsheng asked, "How is Japan?" ”

John Berg paused and said, "The currencies of Britain, France, and Germany will all rise against the dollar, and Japan is also a good direction!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng shook his head again and again and said: "John, I want you to only focus on Japan, I estimate that the potential for yen appreciation is the largest, I want to invest all the property in my name in Japan, buy a large number of yen, and then invest in Japan's stock market and real estate market, so that the wealth can increase again!" ”

John Berg said approvingly: "Yes, you are the boss, I will do what you ask, but you need to come to Wall Street, we can sign the contract, or I can go to you, where are you now?" ”

Lin Johnson said: "It's better for me to go to Wall Street, and also, how much money do I have in my name now?" ”

John Berg said: "I'll have to wait a while to give you an answer, and I'll have to contact your finance company to figure it out!" ”

Mr. Lin set up his own finance company, and the 20 largest financial companies in the United States are basically owned by large manufacturing companies.

"Well, I think we need to meet as soon as possible, and I'll be in New York in two days," he said. And this time, I want to make a bank mortgage for all the property in my name, and then you can calculate how much money you can lend! ”

John Berg was shocked and said, "All your possessions? That's an astronomical amount, Lin, do you really want to take a gamble? ”

Lin Qiangsheng said heavily: "Of course, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money, how many times can you have it in your life!" ”

"I'll do my best!" John Berg sighed and said.

He also felt that Lin Qiangsheng didn't feel like he was joking, this was a big deal, but the risks were big, the benefits were great, and the responsibilities were greater!

At this time, in the next room next door, several CIA agents looked at each other after listening to the translation, and one of them sighed and said: "Rich people always want to be richer!" ”

"And they always have a way, don't they!" Another middle-aged agent staring at the monitor said.

There were only three people in the room, and with Ibeka and another agent back at headquarters, surveillance was always tedious.

At this time, the young listener said: "You say, is his news true, is the dollar really going to depreciate?" ”

"Perhaps, the recent news newspapers have said that the major industrial groups are very dissatisfied with the continued rise of the dollar, and it has reached the point where it can no longer bear it!

With the lobbying of these big corporations, and the huge trade deficit, the Reagan administration will definitely find a way! The agent staring at the monitor said silently.

"Then should we buy yen as well, I don't want my fortune to shrink!" The listener asked hesitantly.

The other two looked at him, and their eyes were similar, and they both thought that the news might be important to them.

"Look, this Monopoly has opened a premium channel!" The Monitor said, staring at the screen.

The middle-aged agent asked amusedly, "Are you looking for that kind of channel?" ”

The watchdog shook his head and said, "No, it's financial news." ”

"It's so disappointing, this guy is a dead house!" The listening agent shook his head in pain and shouted.

At the headquarters of the CIA in Langley, Ibeka was looking up the details of Lin Qiangsheng in the past few years, and she really discovered something from it.

"Mary, what do you see I've found?" She rushed to Mary Gretel's office and put a document in front of Mary Gretel's eyes.

Mary looked at it and asked, "He has been to South Africa and Israel, and has visited important military factories in both countries!" ”

Ibeka nodded and said: "The intelligence in South Africa is not accurate, I am not sure what he did specifically, but his visit to Israel Aviation Industries is very clear, and he did bring a woman named Esther with him when he returned to China from Israel!" ”

Mary put down the file and said to Ibeca, "Contact the Mossad and see what they can do for us!" ”

Ibeka nodded and walked out of the office, while Mary picked up the documents again, which were very clearly written, including the whole process of Lin Qiangsheng bringing some Chinese aviation experts to IAI to see the Cub fighter jets.

The CIA has long known that Israel's Lion Cub project is aided by the United States, Israel bears 40% of the funding, the United States bears 60%, and most of the parts are provided by the United States, how can they not understand.

In fact, much of Israel's cooperation with China, especially military contacts, has been carried out with the tacit consent of the United States. Of course, sometimes this little brother of Israel will play some clever tricks and be a little disobedient, and there are times when the United States can't stand it, and that's another problem. (To be continued.) )