Chapter 842 Turbulent Crude Oil

On September 21, 1,000 Starlink Trade Marines embarked from the port of Manila and set sail, ending a two-month military occupation. In the future, the security of Manila will be in charge of the Gendarmerie Corps and the troops of the Moro Kingdom, while the Star Ring Trade's garrison in the Philippines will be cut in half again, and only half of the brigade will remain.

On the one hand, this is in response to the peace initiative of the United Nations, and on the other hand, it is to free up hands.

After boarding the transport ship, these soldiers did not return to Koro Island, but reunited with another large transport ship, escorted by the Guardian-class frigate, crossed the Indian Ocean, and set foot on Madagascar at the southern tip of Africa.

Last week, Madagascar's opposition leader Sanvini was successfully elected president, revoked all Arrowhead's domestic privileges, and revoked their business license on 17 counts of tax evasion, murder, and bribery.

However, it is obviously impossible for the Freemasonry to honestly hand over the forces that have been operating in Madagascar for more than ten years. On the first day of Sanvini's swearing-in, more than a dozen Arrow company special forces lurking in the capital Antananarivo ambushed Sanvini's convoy.

The president, who had only been in office for 24 hours, died tragically under the random guns of the Arrowhead company.

There was an uproar in Madagascar.

The Arrowhead Company simply used its tricks and launched the former President Rajona, claiming that the Liberal Party colluded with foreign forces in an attempt to subvert the stability of Madagascar. The general election is invalid and must be re-elected!

However, having said that, Rajona has no intention of re-election. Relying on his support in the southern constituency, with the help of the Freemasons, he formed a presidential guard that was absolutely loyal to him. At the same time, he hired the Arrow Company and directly took the path of an armed coup.

Anyway, for these uncivilized small African countries, coups are much more frequent than general elections.

The president is dead, and the Liberal Party is in disarray.

Fortunately, Vice President Bernard made a decisive decision and immediately took over the post of president. He took control of the Madagascar army and vowed to resist to the end.

The regular army is only 21,600, the total number of tanks does not exceed fifteen, and the armored vehicles are not enough to make up a mechanized brigade. With such a backward army, it is obviously unrealistic to want to be tough with Laqiaona, who is supported by the Freemasons.

Urging the army to stick to the line of defense from Antsirabe and keep the rebels 120 kilometers in front of the capital, on the other side, Bernard immediately contacted Jiang Chen, the behind-the-scenes supporter of the Liberal Party, and Xiang Gang repelled the Communists in Manila. The Freemason's star ring trade asks for help.

allies for help,

Of course, the star ring trade is obligatory to take over.

A mechanized brigade set sail on a transport ship, landed at the northern port of Madagascar, and went directly to the front line to fight the rebels. The so-called "Presidential Guard" and the Madagascar Army have become decorations, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the real decision of the outcome of this war depends entirely on who wins the Arrowhead Company and the Star Ring Trade.

Therefore, this war has also been jokingly called "proxy war" and "mercenary war" by many people.

The longer this war drags on, the better it will be for Jiang Chen. The Star Ring Trade mainly dispatched foreign legions, individual drones, and armored vehicles and tanks purchased from the Russian military, but did not dispatch Tiger II and Aurora-20.

Only by consuming Madagascar's national power as much as possible can it be made obedient after the war is over, and it will not use its crooked brains to stand on its own.

Although I feel sorry for the allies, but for the benefit of the new country, they can only make sacrifices.

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Just when the battle between the Star Ring Trade and the Freemasonry was in full swing on Madagascar, a financial tsunami was quietly brewing.

The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate. From the IS in Iraq to the civil war in Turkey, those who are interested can clearly find that this piece of soil surrounding Babylonian civilization has fallen into endless wars. This war around black gold is also full of smoke in the international crude oil market.

Since bottoming out at the beginning of the year, the price of a barrel of crude oil has continued to rise.

As we all know, the U.S. economy has long relied on the two pillars of oil and the U.S. dollar. According to the estimates of the International Monetary Fund, every $5 increase in oil prices will cut the global economic growth rate by about 0.3 percentage points, while the US economic growth rate may drop by about 0.4 percentage points.

It can be said that the dollar and oil are negatively correlated.

It is precisely because of this that the United States has been deliberately promoting the depreciation of oil. As early as 2014, the shale gas revolution made Texas oil production double in three years. Many people subjectively believe that all oil comes from the Middle East, but they ignore the fact that the national production of the United Arab Emirates is less than that of Texas in the United States.

However, even so, the reduction of oil production in the Middle East due to the impact of the war is still a heavy blow to international oil prices.

On September 23, Starlink Trading and Arrowhead Company exchanged fire in the northern mountainous area of ​​Antsirabe, Madagascar. The US dollar has fallen for three consecutive days due to fluctuations in the international crude oil market. Wall Street traders predict that the probability of the Fed raising interest rates in September will reach 47%. At the same time, a report from Future Bank is also placed on Jiang Chen's desk.

"Affected by the rising expectation of the Fed's interest rate hike, the US dollar rose slightly, which stopped the downward trend of the US dollar. However, the international crude oil market showed no signs of stabilizing. At this time, raising interest rates has already planted the hidden danger of an economic crisis in the future."

"And this economic crisis is destined to be paid by other countries."

Standing at Jiang Chen's desk, David Smith, CEO of Future Bank, explained the report to Jiang Chen.

"Did the dollar depreciate?" Jiang Chen held the report, lost in thought.

Came faster than expected.

If the U.S. dollar depreciates, the interests of the future people group, and even the economy of Singapore will bear the brunt of the impact. The appreciation of crude oil will also have an immeasurable impact on the industries in the New Malaysia Special Zone and Anga Island.

In the future, people groups can produce minerals and food, but oil alone has not been solved. Xinguo has a vast sea area and rich mineral resources, but there is no oil. And oil is a very important thing in industrial production.

From fuel, plastic, synthetic rubber, even clothes, pharmaceuticals, and even food, petroleum covers a wide range of fields. It is precisely because of this that oil is used as an important indicator for assessing global economic expectations.

"Any good ideas?" Jiang Chen put the report aside and asked David Smith.

"Of course." Mr. Smith nodded. Judging from his expression, he obviously came prepared.

"I noticed that the US dollar is still used for settlement in Singapore, and its resistance to fluctuations in the foreign exchange market is quite fragile. If the US dollar depreciates sharply, the first bankrupt will be the finance of the country. If the US dollar depreciates by ten points, Singapore last year The whole year's gdp has to turn into a bubble."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Nima, this is too dark!

Originally, he planned to wait until the space elevator was completed before doing so, but now it seems that it must be brought forward!

It coincided with Jiang Chen's thoughts, and after a moment's pause, Smith gave his suggestion.

"With the current population of Xinguo, it is fully capable of supporting a monetary system. Considering the influence of the Future People Group in Xinguo, I propose that the Future Ren Bank unite with many private banks in Xinguo to establish a system similar to the Federal Reserve. Institutions, issue the new country's own currency!" (To be continued.)