Three The ringing of the telephones one after another was like a death warrant. All the important officials of the major companies who got the news left the club in a hurry.
A nice gathering suddenly became deserted.
Originally, many people were still circling around Nagano Nao, saying nice things and trying their best to curry favor with him, hoping to get some attention, get some oil resources,
But suddenly.
These people lost interest in him.
Even those who are still in the club avoid him like the plague, feeling that it is too bad to work with him.
"These guys are too profit-oriented!"
"It's only a 15 percent drop, maybe it's just a correction?"
"You change your mind faster than turning the pages of a book. Haven't you heard that things change over time? Don't despise the young because they are poor?"
"Besides, isn't cheap oil more worth buying than expensive oil?"
“.”
Nao Nagano drank and complained madly about the coldness of the world.
But to Iida Yoko who had just arrived, these words sounded like a show-off.
"Nagano-kun, please stop making sarcastic remarks. I was worried about you at first, but it seems like you're really lucky this time."
luck?
Nagano Nao laughed secretly.
If you rely on luck, even sows can climb trees.
But he actually understood Jingtian Heng's concerns.
All along.
All countries are worried about one thing.
If Su Mao is in a desperate situation, will it be a fight to the death?
So whether it is Sumitomo, Sanwa, and the major financial groups, or Goldman Sachs, and the entire Wall Street and financial markets.
Everyone is confident or worried about crude oil.
at this point.
This was different from the information Nagano Nao had known before.
In his memory.
Su Mao decomposed calmly, just like eating and drinking tea.
But after these days of contact and understanding, I found that the shadow of the nuclear crisis has been looming over all parts of the world, but ordinary people are busy with their daily lives and don't feel anything about it.
They even talked about the economic situation of the Russians, the situation in the Baltics, and the reunification of East and West Germany, and even had a mentality of watching the joke.
But this is just the general public's opinion.
When one reaches a certain level, one becomes worried whenever one talks about bipolar competition.
Anyone with a little geopolitical common sense knows that behind the Kuwait War, this was a game between the United States and the Soviet Union.
No one knows what the outcome will be.
after all.
The Su and Mao families are not the only ones in power. Each faction has its own ideas and ties.
Although a large number of people are trying to ease relations with the United States for the sake of interests, there are still people holding on to the last red positions. God knows what will happen if they are pushed into a corner.
But no one expected it.
In this third country war, the Soviet Union and Mao will abstain. 38.78 38.65 37.58 United States.
Chicago.
on the computer screen.
The blood-red numbers were like a waterfall, reflecting a layer of enchanting red glow.
As a professional trader.
Looking at the icon, doing convergent trading is the most basic operation.
Crude oil continued to rise sharply, breaking through one technical pressure point after another. The bullish trend of the three moving averages was obvious.
so.
Depp Besson opened a long position in crude oil at $42.28 according to his own trading system.
But what is happening now? Depp and Besson looked confused and their eyes were dull. They looked like they were struck by lightning and didn't know where they were.
On the computer screen, a large blood-red sun line appeared, like a giant axe splitting a mountain.
Just two hours.
Crude oil has fallen from $44 to $36, a drop of more than 20%.
So crazy!
It's so crazy that Depp doesn't know how to stop the loss.
The huge positive line seemed to tear his brain and soul apart. Depp watched helplessly as the assets in his account continued to shrink and finally went into debt.
Ding-a-ling.
The phone rang.
The first call I got was an emotionless call from the agent at the agency.
"Mr. Depp, your crude oil position in November was liquidated due to market fluctuations, and you are currently in debt of $300,000. Please pay the outstanding margin as soon as possible, otherwise we have the right to bring a public prosecution to the court."
“.”
Owe 300,000? I just invested 300,000, and now I owe 300,000?
Depp hung up the phone in a daze.
I couldn't help but laugh.
But I really don't have the energy to laugh.
I must be dreaming! Otherwise, how could such a bullish trend turn out like this?
But there is a law in the financial market: the market is always faster than the news.
Right now.
An estate in New York.
Several people were toasting to celebrate.
John Rockefeller Jr.
Henry Kissinger.
John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
If someone saw these three people together, it would definitely feel incredible.
Because in the more than two hundred years of American history, the struggle between the Rockefeller and Morgan families also lasted for more than two hundred years.
The controversial Titanic, the assassinations of several presidents, and the struggle between the Democratic and Republican parties have made the stories of these two families endless topics.
At this moment, the current heads of the two families, who had been fighting for a hundred years, were drinking and talking together.
Henry Kissinger, on the other hand, represents the rise of Jewish power after the war.
You can say that.
The leaders of the three major forces in the United States, although they have different interests, can actually chat and laugh.
"It's really surprising that Su Mao chose to abstain at this time."
““It seems that Fatty Ye has the situation under control.” “
"How's Gorbachev doing?"
"He wants our help to return home, but I think it's better to wait until things are finalized."
"Then let us drink to the coming peace!"
There was a rare excitement and excitement on Kissinger's face.
John D. Rockefeller was also very excited. He raised his glass and clinked it with his own: "What a promising future! Cheers."
"It's not enough to just do this. If we just control the Gulf region, those stubborn guys in Russia will still have a chance to recover."
“This opportunity must be ended.”
“.”
That day.
The U.S. Congress has once again begun discussing sending troops to the Gulf.
The war hawks slammed the table and shouted, "Don't you know the strategic significance of the Gulf? If Iraq controls the Gulf, it will bring huge losses to the United States, and may allow the Soviets and the Soviets to get a big advantage for nothing. Anyone with a little bit of common sense will know what decision to make now."
"But military spending during the Cold War has already caused a serious fiscal deficit of at least $70 billion, a figure that the Treasury Department is really powerless to change."
“.”
The war faction and the money-seeking faction started to curse each other.
I don’t know who got angry first, but he grabbed the folder on the table and threw it at me.
This is fucking excessive.
Pah.
A stinky shoe suddenly flew up.
As a result, the solemn and serious Congress became a mess, with alpacas, smelly socks and all kinds of dirty words everywhere.
Some people just couldn't stand it anymore.
We are all well-known people. After all, we are the parliament. Can't we save some face? "Why don't we consult with other countries?"
"For example, Germany, Britain, France, Japan and Saudi Arabia."
"The strategy of the Gulf region is more important to them than to us."
“So why not ask them to shoulder the military expenses?”
“.”
It seems to make sense!
The group of congressmen who were cursing stopped.
that's all.
The decision to send troops to the Gulf was passed, but at the same time, a phone call was made to several European countries as well as Japan and South Korea.
The Cabinet Secretary transferred the call to Noboru Takeshita.
In terms of supporting US military operations, Japan has chosen to support it at the United Nations conference.
However, when he heard that Japan had to pay, Takeshita Noboru had no choice but to contact the Speaker.
Congress convenes.
"From the perspective of interests, the Gulf region is more strategic to the United States. Why should we, Japan, pay for it? Moreover, by playing the role of world police, the United States can gain more reputation and control the oil industry in the Gulf region. It doesn't make sense to let Japan pay for it."
"Harano-kun is against it because Sumitomo controls a large amount of oil resources! But have you considered that the oil strategy in the Gulf region is more important to the Yamato nation? If oil prices remain high for a long time, the resulting inflation will increase the people's burden again, which will make the current population situation even uglier!"
"Asshole? Don't spit blood at me! I just think that every Japanese yen is taxpayers' hard-earned money. Is it worthy of the hard work of the people to just use it to fight the United States?"
"Really? Isn't it because of the fear of a sharp drop in oil prices that Sumitomo is facing a dangerous situation?"
"Baga! Please don't judge a gentleman by your own mean standards."
"Hey, hey, hey! If you don't have something to hide, why are you so angry, Yuanye-kun?"
Bang! A leather shoe hit him.
He Yuan dodged.
He took off his socks and threw them at Yuanye's face.
Goodness! It smells sour.
The other councillors covered their noses in disgust, unable to stand Heyuan's athlete's foot.
You scold me! I scold you! The parliament has turned into a battlefield of scolding.
Takeshita no Tomo sighed secretly.
You really don't treat the Prime Minister as a bureaucrat!
There has probably never been a more miserable prime minister in Japanese history than me!
But what can we do?
One represents Sumitomo and the other represents Mitsubishi.
They couldn't afford to offend either of them! Soon, the councillors from Sanhe and Mitsui also came to an end.
Everyone had their own opinions and the argument was fierce. However, Fuji and Dai-ichi Kangyo's core is in the financial industry, and the supporting lawmakers were happy to watch the fun.
"Ten billion dollars is indeed too much!"
"So, what do you think of $9.9 billion?"
"He was able to save taxpayers $100 million! The Speaker is truly a trustworthy and honest person."
"If it's $9.9 billion, that's acceptable."
“.”
The Middle East is a major oil producing region, with the five major countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran and the United Arab Emirates all located in the Gulf region.
The importance of the geographical location here is self-evident.
So seriously speaking, what the United States said is correct. If we really want to talk about the benefits, the stability of the Gulf region is more important to Western Europe and Japan, which are short of resources.
Because the United States itself has large oil reserves, and huge shale oil reserves had been discovered in 1958.
This is not the case in Western Europe and Japan.
A considerable portion of imported oil comes from the Gulf region.
For example, Japan imports 5.48 million barrels of oil per day, of which 3.54 million barrels are imported from the Gulf region, accounting for about 64.6%.
Therefore, the US request for military funds to pacify the Gulf region could not be refused at all.
Soon the final results were tallied.
Thirty-four countries, those who contributed money contributed money, and those who contributed manpower contributed manpower.
Among them, Kuwait provided the largest amount of aid, with $15.974 billion in cash and transportation vehicles worth $32 million; Saudi Arabia provided $13.265 billion in cash and $3.575 billion in kind; and the UAE provided $3.875 billion in aid and $200 million in kind.
Japan provided $9.961 billion in cash and various equipment worth $780 million.
Germany provided $5.76 billion in cash and $800 million in supplies; South Korea provided $329 million in cash and $57 million in supplies . The news was finally announced.
When he heard that Sumitomo had a huge argument in Congress over $100 million, Nao Nagano laughed like a pig.
After all the hassles, 10 billion US dollars became 99.61 US dollars, plus 780 million US dollars in supplies. I don't know whether the face was saved or lost even more miserably.
The next few days.
Nao Nagano's attention is focused on crude oil and the international situation.
Multinational forces quickly assembled in overseas areas and directly announced plans for the military operations - Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Naval Interdiction.
However, according to UN Agreement 668, the multinational force did not launch direct military action against Iraq, but instead issued a final ultimatum, hoping that Iraq would withdraw from Kuwait.
Such a request, as Nao Nagano knew, resulted in the same result: Iraq did not withdraw its troops.
The news spread internationally.
Many guys who had nothing to do after eating gathered together and started chatting.
Nagano Nao was also full.
Nothing to do.
This guy rushed to Sakurako Ikeda's house.
The autumn is in full swing.
But the small courtyard dotted with vegetation is still full of green leaves.
Pavilions and flower terraces surrounded by lush greenery.
Sakurako Ikeda is reading a book barefoot with a book in her hands.
Coming over stealthily.
Prepare for a sneak attack.
But just as he stretched out his claws, a gust of wind blew over and Nagano Nao was hit on the head.
It was Ikeda Koba's fault.
The woman actually climbed on the roof and threw down a grape.
Just wait, one day I will strip you naked and see how good your grapes are.
Swearing secretly.
Nagano Naoio walked up to Ikeda Sakurako with a gentlemanly look.
A pair of white and tender feet.
Small.
Very delicate and smooth.
And surprisingly, there are no calluses on the soles of my feet.
Although he didn't have any foot fetish, Nagano Nao also looked at it sideways.
These feet.
You can play with it for a lifetime! "Does it look good?"
"nice!"
Ikeda Sakurako rolled her eyes, put down her book, picked up her teacup, and said with concern: "Iraq is the fourth most powerful country in the world after all. Fighting in the Gulf is their homeland. It will be difficult for the multinational forces to gain an advantage!"
"What?" Nagano Nao was stunned. He never expected to hear such a sentence.
Ikeda Sakurako frowned slightly: "Straight man, don't you realize the seriousness of the problem? Compared with Iraq, Vietnam's military capabilities are much worse, but even so, the United States has been stuck in the quagmire for so many years. Even if the Russians don't end, have you ever considered what the crude oil market will become if this war lasts for many years?"
"What has it become?" Nagano Nao tried to hold back his laughter, feeling a sense of superiority in his vision.
Ikeda Sakurako picked up the teacup, her eyes were vast, and she exuded a contemptuous aura, "Besides the pleasures of life, you know nothing else. Straight man, don't you know anything about Iraq's military strength? Their tank forces are enough to sweep across the Middle East. And they are fighting on their own soil, have you ever thought about why the Russians would abstain?"
Finally caught up!!!
(End of this chapter)