"Found it!"

Rodney. Jones held a thick stack of papers and threw them directly in front of Soros, "Afram. Moraes, the president of the Hellenic General Chamber of Labor, was the bearded peasant. Christodor. Samaris, president of the Greek National Association of Civil Servants, the well-dressed middle-aged man who used to be a prosecutor. And the oldest guy, the president of the Greek Tourism Association, is called Georges. Lopoulos, a rather prestigious union president. ”

"So he's planning a strike?"

Soros didn't take the papers, but looked at Rodney thoughtfully. Jones glanced at it, and then said leisurely, "If I'm not mistaken, these unions are probably the largest and most registered unions in Greece, right?" ”

"You're right!"

Rodney. Jones sat down, took a breath, and then nodded, "These unions have more than 2 million registered people, making them the largest unions in Greece. As soon as they make a call, the whole of Greece will immediately fall into a state of stagnation. ”

"It's just that what I don't understand is, how did Bell Stone convince them to prepare to launch a strike?"

After thinking for a while, Rodney. Jones couldn't help but ask, "It stands to reason that the heads of these unions should not be at the mercy of the corporations, after all, they represent the interests of the working class." ”

"You're wrong!"

For Rodney. Jones's question, Soros shook his head slightly, with a look of disdain on his face, "According to your understanding, it is the American trade union." In fact, in Europe, strictly speaking in Greece, because the welfare mechanism of the whole country is close to socialism, although the trade unions still represent the interests of labor. But there are so many things that can be done in it. ”

"Unlike other major European countries, the people of Greece have been raised too hard by their government, so even if there is even the slightest deprivation of their benefits, their trade unions will be dissatisfied and go on strike at every turn, even if they know that it is a helpless move by the government."

"This is the selfishness of human nature. And don't underestimate Zhong Shi as a person! ”

Speaking of Bell Stone. Soros's face became solemn, "This guy is very cunning, and looking at his current posture, it is obvious that he has been operating on the Greek issue for a long time. According to his power, it is easy to find out the handle of a few union presidents, after all, no one is perfect. ”

"I understand when you say that!"

Rodney. Jones suddenly realized and nodded heavily. All along, he did technical work. I'm not very good at this kind of conspiracy, even if I did some in Southeast Asia, but those were all under Soros's instructions, so it's not surprising that I didn't figure it out for a while. But the next moment a new question surfaced in his mind, "Then we ...... now"

He was well aware of Soros's deep hatred for Zhongshi, so he asked carefully. In fact, deep down, he disagrees with Soros's prejudice very much, and there are no real friends or enemies in this market. Everyone is just because of the benefit of gathering and because of the dispersion. Soros's view will affect his rational judgment.

There is another factor that influences Rodney. Jones. That is, Zhongshi's wind and rain in southeastern Europe is also a good thing for the quantum fund. In this way, they don't have to come out to find out the context of the incident, and it is definitely a very wonderful thing to make a fortune behind the Tianyu Fund in this situation.

He feared that because of his hatred for Jong-seok, Soros ignored this.

"There's no hurry!"

But what made him happy. Soros has not been blinded by bitter hatred for his decision-making, and his mind is still clear: "Now is the time to short Greek government bonds, the stock market, and even the European currency." Rodney, I know what you're worried about, but rest assured. I'm very sober now, and now is not the time for revenge! ”

"Now is not the time for revenge?"

Rodney. Jones let out a long sigh of relief, but the next moment his heart hung again, "Not now?" So when is it? It seems that Soros is planning to use the bell stone and kick him away with one more kick! Oh my God, this world is terrible! ”

He was just thinking in his heart, but his face was calm, because he couldn't let his boss see what he really thought in his heart.

"Look at this!"

Naturally, Soros didn't know anything about this, and threw a newspaper to the other party, "It's not just Zhongshi who is acting, but Goodman is also acting!" ”

This is today's Wall Street Journal, and in an inconspicuous corner of the fourth page, there is a news item that reads: "Goodman & Company's Global President and Co-Chairman of the Board O'Neill. Labres recently held talks with the Greek finance minister to discuss the original foreign currency conversion and further exchange views on the current market reaction. Among them, the Greek finance minister said that the foreign currency exchange agreement signed by the Greek government and Goodman was completely legal and compliant, and they welcomed the European Commission's investigation of the transaction and welcomed the publication of the results of the investigation. ”

"This ......"

Rodney. Jones read the news silently, although his face was expressionless, but his heart was as calm as a stormy wave, "Zhongshi and Goodman are acting together? Does this mean that they are ready to unleash another wave of eurozone debt crisis? ”

"Not bad!"

Soros slapped the table and said calmly, "If it weren't for this news, I wouldn't be sure that the two sides were colluding together." But the facts are beyond quibble, and it is now certain that Bell Stone and Goodman colluded to short certain countries in Europe. Judging from these reports, perhaps a few years ago, they colluded and planned this day for a long time. This would explain why, at the most critical juncture of the financial crisis, Bell Stone would let Goodman go! ”

"Is that really the case?"

Although there are still some doubts in his mind, Rodney. Jones has to admit that this inference of Soros is the most convincing.

"Absolutely, yes!"

Soros said firmly, "The last time they were not photographed in New York in private, it shows that they are still highly vigilant in the United States." But fortunately, I paid off the staff at the Hong Kong airport, and then I found out about Zhong Shi's whereabouts. Believe in this action. It was the result of their discussions in the United States. ”

"Hmph, even they, I'm afraid, don't realize what it will be like once those European leaders get angry? When the time comes, they will be good-looking. Especially Bell Stone. A little guy from China, whose background can't be compared to Goodman, which has deep ties to Capitol Hill, I want to see how they end up in the end! ”

Rodney. Jones's heart tightened, and he didn't speak again.

It's just that what makes Soros miscalculate is that the judgment he made today is actually pure coincidence. It was not Goodman that cooperated with Zhongshi, but directly with the U.S. government. Although in the end he succeeded in taking revenge on Bell Stone. But the huge cost also caused him to suffer heavy losses, and finally had to end in a very disgraceful way.

……

On April 9, Fitch, headquartered in the United Kingdom and one of the world's three largest rating agencies, took the lead in announcing another downgrade of the Greek government's debt credit.

In a public statement, Fitch described the situation in Greece as follows: "Despite the efforts made by the Greek government over the past period to reduce the fiscal deficit. And actively seek help from the outside world. But we have to say, whether it's the European Commission. Or the IMF, which has strict rules on aid. Based on the current domestic situation in Greece and the power game of various parties, we believe that it will be difficult to reach an agreement on fiscal austerity in the short term. We also regret this. In addition, there is no risk of default on Greek government bonds in the short term, as the EU has already provided an emergency loan. But in the long run, the creditworthiness of Greek government bonds remains in trouble. Fundamentals are not improving. Based on the uncertainties of the continuous outflow of funds, the ongoing labor and management troubles, and the growing domestic discontent, we have decided to downgrade the credit rating of Greek government bonds from BBB- to BB+. The outlook is 'negative'. ”

"We will continue to monitor how the situation in Greece evolves, and once the fundamentals improve slightly, we will adjust as soon as possible according to the latest situation."

The last paragraph can be regarded as leaving a step for the Greek government, after all, it cannot be forced too much.

Fitch's announcement caused a lot of turmoil in the market, but because of the European Commission's previous action, although Greece's national debt officially fell to the "junk" level, the turmoil caused by it was still controlled within a limited range.

The Greek government has not even issued a statement on this situation. Clearly, they scoffed at this statement.

But two weeks later, another rating agency, Moody's, followed suit with a statement that made the Greek government unable to sit still.

This time, Moody's issued a statement on Greece's sovereign debt rating.

Unlike government debt, this time Moody's is targeting Greece. After all, the main body of government can be changed within a certain number of years, but the state of Greece will always exist. So this time the sensation was far more sensational than the one at Fitch.

Moody's downgraded Greece's sovereign debt rating to A3 from Aa1, which is essentially the lowest rating, although it remains at A. This rating tells investors around the world that the ability to repay principal and interest will decline at some point in the future, despite the current high quality of Greek investments and the safety of principal and interest funds.

This is also to tell the world that there needs to be a loss expectation of the repayment of Greek national debt.

For this statement, the Greek government could not sit still at once.

They don't know if S&P will follow suit, and even if S&P doesn't, the current downgrading of Greece's credit rating by the two major rating agencies has given them a taste of threat.

On April 23, the Greek cabinet held an emergency meeting to discuss the relevant issues overnight. The meeting went very fast, and after the unanimous agreement of all parties, the Greek government announced at the last moment of the day, at 23:45 Greek time, that Greece would formally ask the EU and the IMF for help.

The Greek government was quick to announce this news in an attempt to eliminate the negative impact of the downgrade of credit ratings by rating agencies.

But for the European Commission or the IMF, in order to get real money from them, they must accept a series of harsh conditions. This has happened in Asian countries before, and now it is happening in Greece.

This decision was made very hastily, but it is clear that there is no further road for the current Greek government to follow. After negotiating with the EU and the IMF, the Greek government has begun to draw up a plan for fiscal deflation with extremely harsh conditions. In this plan, national public spending on health care, insurance, education, and other areas will be cut, and large state-owned assets will be gradually auctioned.

As long as this plan passes through Congress and is resolutely implemented, I believe they will be able to tide over this difficult time.

That's what the Greek government thinks. (To be continued.) )

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