Chapter 627 [The Euro Crash Triggered by a Dinner Party]
April 9, around 19:50 p.m.
On the third floor of the living area of the Science and Technology Complex Building, an entire floor is dedicated to the banquet hall, and a private dinner initiated by Luo Sheng as the host is about ten minutes away.
At the entrance of the main entrance, a luxurious business class drove in, and all the foreign faces who walked out of the car were dressed as extremely gentlemanly, and at first glance their cultivation was impeccable, and the so-called elite of the upper class was probably like this.
These are the top hedge bigwigs from Wall Street.
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Banquet scene.
"Congratulations belatedly, but I still want to say, congratulations to you, Mr. Watson, for successfully sitting on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs." Luo Sheng stood quietly with one hand in his trouser pocket and a goblet in the other, and the person who was talking to him was Paul Watson, a director at Goldman Sachs.
"To tell the truth Mr. Luo, it should be me who should say thank you, otherwise I would not have sat on the board of directors so smoothly." Paul Watson said with all sincerity, and so it was.
Luo Sheng also said that Paul Watson was promoted all the way by being in charge of the business of Bluestar Technology for Goldman Sachs, and Goldman Sachs made a lot of money because of Bluestar Technology.
Yes, it's about both sides of the deal getting what they want.
"The next time you come to New York, please be sure to inform me, and I will receive you with the highest rules." Paul Watson added that at the moment, he is in a harmonious picture, and he does not know that he will not think of the previous grievances and hatreds between the two parties, but feel that he is the closest and cooperative partner.
Both sides have a tacit understanding not to mention past grievances, and they have a sense of not being guilty of the past and carrying on the past and forging ahead into the future.
"Haha, I can imagine the specifications of the reception, it will definitely be unforgettable for me, I will be well prepared, if I go." Luo Sheng said with a smile, and Paul Watson also smiled.
are all talking in black words, and they seem to be a harmonious scene, but in fact, they are secretly competing.
"Hey!"
Hearing someone shouting his name, Luo Sheng followed the prestige and saw a foreigner wearing glasses walking over, an old friend, it was John Paulson, the founder of Paulson's hedge fund, and immediately responded: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that you are going to do a private placement?" Count me in. ”
After speaking, he invited a cup, and began to greet and talk, and the people who came here were the best of the best.
Around 20:00, everyone is here, and the dinner officially begins, but eating, drinking, and having fun is definitely not the theme of tonight, but it is just for this reason.
There are not many people, only fifteen, but each of them is a top hedge boss in the investment world.
For example, James Simmons of the Renaissance, Philip Falco of Pioneer Capital, Ken Griffin of Castle Investment, and many more. These bigwigs are much higher than the big A's bigwigs and private equity funds, both in terms of investment philosophy and investment volume.
Soon, everyone gradually cut to the point in eating, drinking, and blowing each other.
Paulson was the first to point the point, saying: "The current poor economic and debt problems of the countries of the continent are no longer enough to support the current trend of the euro, and the euro should fall to the same price as the dollar." ”
Paul Watson immediately looked at Luo Sheng and asked tentatively: "Mr. Luo, what do you think about Britain's referendum to leave the European Union in June?" ”
Hearing this, everyone looked at Luo Sheng, who smiled and said, "What's this...... It's hard to say, but everyone on the earth knows that the British will never suffer a loss in terms of running fast, it can not make money, but it certainly does not lose, and it has the essence of hedging. ”
"Hahaha."
Everyone burst into a low laugh, fortunately there were no Britons at today's dinner.
Laughing and talking, the participants present had already heard from Luo Sheng's tone that he had revealed an unoptimistic view on the future of the continent.
Paulsen immediately looked at Luo Sheng and said straight to the point: "Old friend, we want to snipe the euro, but it is very difficult, but if we get your support, the power of the short side will be absolutely crushed, so in a sense, your attitude will determine the future trend of the euro." ”
If Luo Sheng supports, the bearish predators present really don't know how they lose, and this time there will never be a behind-the-scenes trader who is behind the scenes, right?
The last fiasco was because he was hit by Luo Sheng's "flirting legs", and now he directly turns Luo Sheng into a member of his allies.
How to lose?
At the end, Luo Sheng said succinctly: "You go and sabotage, I won't participate, I choose to be the savior of the continent." ”
Paulson, Paul Watson and the others looked at each other, and after being quiet for a while, Paulson turned to look at Luo Sheng again, and raised his glass with a big smile: "Agreed!" ”
The other hedging bosses also silently invited the cup with a smile, and this action showed that they all agreed.
It's that simple to reach a consensus, without the slightest hesitation, and it saves a lot of time when dealing with smart people.
They are not afraid that Luo Sheng will shadow them behind their backs this time, not because of promises, not because of contracts, but because the interests themselves are very clear, Paulson knows that Luo Sheng is now wrestling with the eurozone and needs to beat the people of the continent to beg him, so he wants to play the role of a savior, which is what he wants.
As for what this group of Wall Street bigwigs want, they have always been very single-minded and have never changed their minds - profit.
Then someone has to go and ravage the continent, right?
There is no doubt that Paulson and his gang are all taking what they need, the bears and predators snipe the euro to make profits, and Luo Sheng finally came to Dazhou as a savior, and most of the money in his hands is investors' money, and Wall Street also has interests in it, including the local capital of Dazhou.
Sniping at the euro to make a profit, Luo Sheng's layout beats the continent and they still make a profit, win-win, win twice, why don't they do it Paulson?
It is also in the interests of North America to fight the euro, and sworn enemies can be temporarily reconciled, driven by common interests.
There is no love-hate in the adult world, only transactions.
And Luo Sheng can naturally get what he wants in this transaction, the ticket is definitely not to be paid, and the people who beat Zhou are going to come to him and dare to issue a ticket?
In the next five years, the market will be able to stabilize and not be able to survive, and by the way, AMSL and the semiconductor industry will be solved with the continent, and this market will be solved.
The spark of the dinner coincided with the movement of the euro, and a record of 70,000 futures contracts for shorting the euro since 1999 was born in today's dinner.
On the third day after the dinner, the euro suffered a heavy sell-off, with the euro falling below 1.36 against the dollar, a heavy drop of 126 basis points.
A dinner triggered a plunge in the euro.
At the same time that the euro was shorted, Paulson, who returned to New York, began to write about the euro, making public statements in a warning tone: if the euro did not solve its financial problems, the fate of the euro would collapse.
In the month following the dinner, the size of short positions in the euro, which was betting on the decline of the euro, grew rapidly by 120% from $8 billion to $17.6 billion.
The collapse of the euro, Wall Street's hedging bosses are bearish on the euro for a good reason, the euro has been too much negative news recently, the British Isle is going to leave the EU, the HIIB investment bank has downgraded its credit rating, the S&P index has also downgraded its rating, and so on.
Bears alone are not enough to cause the euro to plummet, as the euro is traded very much every day.
The real reason is that many people believe Paulson's view that the euro is bearish, and Luo Sheng's attitude has allowed more bears to join the ranks of shorting the euro, thereby accelerating the decline of the euro.
The most important thing is that Luo Sheng did not end up in person, his size is too terrifying, if he snipes at the euro, the eurozone economy will inevitably collapse.
Even Luo Sheng himself is not completely sure that he will not be able to end up playing big, it is cool to punch out, and if he can't get it back, it will be a big trouble, which is not in his original interests.
Luo Sheng didn't and didn't plan to snipe at the euro, but the people who beat the continent didn't know his attitude that he didn't plan to end up, and he was even more frightened, Luo Sheng hadn't played the euro yet, if he got it, would he have it?
Entering May, Douzhou couldn't stand it anymore, so he hurriedly sent someone to Luo Sheng to start negotiations as soon as possible.
Hurry up and let those damn bears take in their magical powers, and if they continue to toss like this, the rhythm of the land of Europe will be broken.
They know that Luo Sheng has the influence and strength to stop the institutions that are shorting the euro, because he has trillions of dollars in liquidity in his hands, and if the short institutions do not withdraw, as long as Luo Sheng stands up and pulls the euro, he can blow these bears with a hammer.
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(End of chapter)