America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 388 The Fuse That Controls Fate
After taking a dip in the pool, Abel got up contentedly.

In the sunny dining room of the villa, Abel started to eat breakfast.

While eating breakfast, take a look at today's newspaper by the way.

【…Affected by a series of macroeconomic data, gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange showed a volatile trend. 】

【…The Department of Labor announced early this morning that the unemployment rate reached 12% in December last year, a record high since 1995】

[… In 2001, 260 million people lost their jobs, the highest number since 1945. 】

[…a recession will reduce demand for goods and dampen inflation.Suppressed by the news, gold futures dropped to $298.5 an ounce in early trading. 】

Abel, who was wearing a white T-shirt and beach shorts, sipped a cup of iced coffee and read the recent economic data and news in the United States presented in the newspaper.

After finishing his iced coffee, he put down the newspaper and looked up through the etched window lattices of the glass sunny dining room.

He saw Kate, who was wearing a white wide-body dress, had gotten up and was lying under a sun umbrella next to the outdoor swimming pool, enjoying a leisurely time.

Snapped--

Abel snapped his fingers, and the housekeeper came up with the maids.

Take away the newspaper and his breakfast scraps, coffee cups, etc., and clean it up.

As soon as the housekeeper and maid exited, Alan Baker, two other members of the Smith Intelligence Group, and David Jones, the butler of the Smith family, appeared.

"Good morning everyone."

Abel greeted them with a smile.

The subordinates also responded quickly, and then started to work.

Mainly, Allen was reporting, reading some Smith think groups, sorting out, collecting and modifying various business intelligence, economic strategies, and some suggestions for various companies under Abel.

This is also what Abel does most of the time each morning—the breakfast meeting.

He usually goes out after dealing with these things.

When he goes out, he usually follows the itinerary made by the Smith Intelligence Group.

Of course, the sky and the earth are big, and the boss has the biggest opinion.

No matter how good or important the itinerary listed by Smith Thinking Group is.

None of it mattered as much as Abel's opinion, or thought.

Abel will often modify the itinerary suddenly, and do things outside the itinerary according to his preferences and ideas.

If this happens, the Smith Intelligence Group can only accommodate their boss.

With the fastest speed, in a very short time, design a new itinerary and suggestions for Abel.

That's what the Smith Brainstorm does.

It is also the main reason why this consulting company has more and more people and its scale is getting bigger and bigger.

Only the more elites you collect, the more hands you have.

Abel's "cabinet, military aircraft department, and attendant room" can meet Abel's needs from work to entertainment hobbies, from entertainment hobbies to family life.

At the table.

Abel squinted his eyes slightly under the sun, and next to him was Alan who was reading business information.

"In the face of a large-scale economic stimulus plan that will be launched by the leader of the bush, the Congressional Budget Office expects that the budget deficit will reach 3 billion US dollars in the fiscal quarter ending March 4000."

"The market is worried that the Federal Reserve may be forced to "pay the bill" for the huge fiscal deficit that came so early. The US dollar is facing huge depreciation pressure. The US dollar exchange rate rose sharply on the 7th, which supported the trend of gold futures."

"JP Morgan Chase Bank also sharply raised its forecast for international gold prices, believing that as the dollar continues to weaken, gold prices will rise further. In the first quarter of this year, it is expected to rise to $330 an ounce, higher than its previous forecast of $315. Dollar……"

"For a long time, the relationship between the price of gold and the exchange rate of the US dollar has basically maintained an inverse relationship. We believe that the exchange rate of the US dollar against the currencies of developed economies will continue to decline, and the exchange rate against the currencies of emerging economies will generally decline in the second half of this year. So some investors are bound to turn to yellow..."

Although Allen was reading the information, he was always paying attention to the boss's expression.

When seeing the boss's expression, there was a slight change.

He stopped immediately, and sure enough, Allen heard Abel say:
"More than $330. By the end of this year, it will definitely break through $500."

"Notify David and Jade to let New York and London start buying international spot gold, and we will be long."

Another member of the intelligence group next to Allen immediately nodded, and at the same time took a note to write down the request.

At this moment, Abel's personal phone on the table rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was a call from his contact "George".

Abel answered immediately and chatted with the other party with a smile.

A few minutes later, Allen and the others saw Abel, put down his phone with a smile, and looked very happy.

Then the boss said to them, "Good job, it's coming. Oh, the American economy will be great again—until another financial crisis hits!"

The reason why Abel was in such a good mood was because of the call from the white house just now.

George told Abel one thing through some secret signals agreed by both parties not long ago.

He informed Abel that the Federal Reserve, referring to the practice of the Neon Central Bank, will soon announce its use in the United States, a new economic policy.

This policy is called "adaptive policy" and has a proprietary English word.

The meaning of the word seems ambiguous, but in later generations, the "adaptive policy" promoted by the Fed this year under George's tenure will be regarded as the earliest attempt at quantitative easing in American history.

Quantitative easing mainly refers to the intervention method in which the central bank of a country, after implementing zero or near-zero interest rates, purchases medium- and long-term bonds such as treasury bonds to increase the supply of base money and inject a large amount of liquidity into the market.

It is mainly used to encourage spending and borrowing, and it is also simplified as indirect printing of money.

This method is milder than the simple and crude operation of the printing press, but the essence is the same.

This is a powerful medicine for the economy of a country.

To put it simply, in the future, a large amount of dollars will be injected into the global capital market at a slower rate.

The water-filled dollars overflowing the dam of the United States will flood the whole world, and global inflation will appear as a result.

However, the Fed has just tried, and in the early days it was a small splash of tens of billions of dollars.When you have tasted the sweetness and just encountered a financial crisis, then you will release water crazily.

But now, the imminent adaptation of positive policies also indicates that the era of the great US housing boom under George is coming.

Most of the waves of water released by the Fed have flowed to US real estate.

Flood flooding, the real estate in the United States will begin to flourish.

Does it look familiar?

That's right, this trick of a certain country was copied from the United States.

But then the country discovered that this trick works well in the United States.In your own country, the effect is actually better.

Compared with Americans, the people of this country, who believe in the return of fallen leaves to their roots, value houses more.

After that, because the effect of drinking doves to quench thirst was really strong in the early stage, the economy took off after using it, and finally formed a path dependence.

Relying on and relying on, it becomes the latter.

Under quantitative easing, the dollar will fall, housing prices will rise, gold will rise, and one more thing will also rise.

That's the junk bonds, and they're starting to have value too.

Lehman Brothers, one of the five major investment banks, has crushed several other investment banks in terms of performance and profitability in a few years, and became the leader of investment banks by specializing in junk bonds.

Then came the formation of the subprime mortgage crisis. In addition to the Great Depression that preceded World War II, the second most terrifying financial crisis appeared in history. Alas, the giant Lehman collapsed.

And the good strategy that Abel said at this time appeared.

It means that the Federal Reserve has finally started to try to carry out quantitative easing.

Firstly, he was already good at futures, and he had been laying the groundwork in the real estate market since the year before last.

The global futures fluctuations brought about by quantitative easing, for the gifted Abe, means that new withdrawal opportunities are crazily emerging.

Secondly, the emergence of this "adaptive policy" is the clarion call of the subprime mortgage crisis.

And the subprime mortgage crisis a few years later has always been considered by Abel as a necessary condition for him to achieve all his ultimate goals.

More than anyone else, he wants the subprime mortgage crisis to come sooner.

Now that the horn finally sounded, Abel knew that he was naturally happy.

The boss who looked very excited, Alan and the others didn't know the reason, but they all followed Abel's instructions and started long gold and short dollars.

This concludes the breakfast meeting.

Abel, who went to Los Angeles yesterday and played for a day and a night, is also busy with business on the west coast.

For him, the most important thing here is the first one related to little Laura.

To be exact, it's about her father, Neil Bush.

Three hours later, at noon.

Abel has appeared in San Francisco, more than 400 miles away from Los Angeles.

Outside the helipad of the helicopter, Neil and some staff were already waiting for him in a safe area.

After getting off the helicopter, Abel walked towards the old man, and the two smiled and hugged each other.

"You shouldn't have lunch yet, let's go to lunch first. Talk while eating." Neil said softly after letting go of Abel.

Abel nodded, and the two walked to the villa where Neil lived.

Lunch is light and the main focus is on work.

Neil's job is to coordinate Pacific Energy, as well as California Pacific Electric's workers, with the union.

This job is not important if it is important, or it is not important, but sometimes it is very important.

As I said before, workers and laborers from various industries in various regions of the United States often join forces every few years to take to the streets and threaten employers with wage increases and benefits.

This cycle is generally 3 to 5 years.

Once the cycle is about to hit, Neil's job becomes very difficult.

At this time, this work is very important.

Other times, the job is very simple.The laborers who have been satisfied or compromised, as well as the labor aristocrats in the AFL, will not make trouble again in a short time.

At this time, this job is not so important.

Fortunately, the last time energy workers took to the streets in California, it was done at the end of the previous year.

At least for the next two years, they will not cause trouble.When a new cycle enters later, that will be a later matter.

"Things are not so optimistic." While cutting the steak, Neil looked at Abel and said, "The old donkey obviously has more advantages here. It is difficult for me to do things here."

Abel looked at him with a smile, "Then what do you think? What should be done."

Neil took a deep look at his son-in-law, and looked at Abel's smiling expression.

Neil suddenly said, "Actually, you've thought about it a long time ago, haven't you?"

Abel's face remained unchanged and he continued to smile: "I don't understand what you mean."

"You deliberately mentioned Rick Perry many times in front of me. You asked me to challenge him, and the like, were you implying me?"

Neil seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be questioning Abel:
"Rick Perry can betray his hometown people for the sake of his future and life. From an old donkey to an elephant party. You kept mentioning him at that time, probably because of this reason?"

"So?" Abel took a piece of steak with a fork, put it in his mouth and chewed a few mouthfuls before he said:
"Do you think Rick Perry is successful? Do you want to be Rick Perry, or do better than him? Dear Neal, know your starting point, than Rick Perry can I don't know how much better!"

"Sure enough." Neil's tone became certain, "You had this idea at the time!"

Abel shrugged, neither acknowledging nor denying.

But the way he was, let Neil know that was what he meant.

Neil actually guessed right.

At the beginning, Abel suggested to his father-in-law to leave Texas and come to California to develop.

The main reason is that Neil wants to learn from Rick Perry and follow the path that the current governor of Texas has walked!

It's just that Rick Perry is a donkey and an elephant.Because Texas, where he lives, is the private land of the Xiang Party.

What Neil has to do is throw his back at the elephant and throw it at the donkey.

As an important member of a senior Elephant Party boss family, he betrayed the Elephant Party and joined the Donkey Party in California!

In fact, after Neil chose to come to California, Abel already had this idea and plan.

According to Abel's plan, Abel prepared to walk on three legs.

They are Abel's father Alexander, his father-in-law Neil, and another father-in-law Ted Lerner.

If everything goes well, it is naturally best for Alexander to succeed.

If Alexander can't get on stage, then Neil will.

Neil is dead, and at that time he can start thinking about pushing Ikana's father.

His plan started a long time ago, and it looks grand and safe.

They are all walking on three legs, how can they be unstable.

But this plan has a fatal loophole.

The loophole is that his father and his two father-in-laws all took the same route.

But with neoliberalism, it has successfully brainwashed people in the West.

The whole world has begun to lean towards the "Left" defined by Europe and the United States.

In this state, donkeys are more popular in the future.

This is why, like in the future of the United States, it will be miserable by donkeys.

In other words, donkeys will overwhelm elephants in the future.

The fatal flaw in Abel's plan is that there is no one trustworthy on the donkey's side.

So it started when Neil wanted to come to California to develop.

Abel wanted to let his father-in-law learn from Rick Perry.

That is to throw Neal's elephant into a donkey.

"Betrayed" the bush family and Texas, and joined the donkey party here in California.

If Neil is willing and able to integrate into the donkey smoothly.

Then Abel's three-legged plan was considered complete.

At that time, it will be an elephant and a donkey.

Ikana's father is stuck in the middle, as a fuse, seeing which side has an advantage at the time, then jump to which side.

When it is really necessary, MAGA (Make America Great Again) is not impossible to become MAMF (Make America Freer).

Don't think it's okay.In fact, in the parallel time and space, Ikana's father jumped left and right many times.

For more than ten years, he has been a fool among multiple parties such as donkey, elephant, and tea.

It's just a matter of time and fate, just when Ikana's father jumped to the elephant again.

The rednecks are being persecuted by LGBTTTQQIAAP+ bewildered people all the year round.

Finally, a MAGA was forced out.

Father Ikana judged the situation and jumped out to take over the wave of MAGA's destiny.

Or MAGA felt that he was what they wanted, so it fell on his head.

Due to the occasion, Ikana's father has also achieved the reputation of King Maga.

But in fact, if it was at that time, it was the red neck that oppressed LGBTTTQQIAAP+.

When the maddened people resist fiercely, it is never impossible for a MAMF to appear.

From young to now, Ikana, who has been exceptional in all aspects and has a good relationship with MJ and other old blacks, can also carry this wave of fate.

Anyway, as long as it works well, Ikana's father is qualified as a fuse.

Adong, since he can understand the red neck, why can't he understand the bewildered man?
Abel's ideal three-legged plan is a donkey and an elephant, a fuse that can jump left and right.

And he himself is the dark hands of fate hidden behind the scenes.

Of course, all of these are assumptions made in the most ideal state.

If everything goes well, it can be as he thought.

He hopes to be 8X3.

8 years for one person, 24 years for three people.

Dominating the world's largest country for 1 years, that means pigs can rule everything.

This is naturally the most difficult thing, and there is a high probability that it cannot be done.

Neil, who has been in California for half a year, has worked here for half a year.

And finally discovered this - his son-in-law was hinting that he wanted to "betray" the family.

This is why Abel questioned Abel when he came over today.

"Ok."

Facing the silent Abel, Neil closed his eyes, and let them go after a while:

"So what exactly are you going to do? Rick Perry wasn't doing very well at the time. I don't think I'd be able to be exactly like him if I wanted to pass him in California."

Seeing what the old man said, Abel laughed outright.

"Ha...very smart decision. Neil, we can all benefit from this. Whether it's little Laura or me, or the bush family."

Abel still remembers that before he was reborn, the then mayor of New York argued with his brother about "Mom loves me more" in front of the TV media.

The mayor of New York can play like this, and Abel thinks Neil can do the same.

Abel told Neil what he thought.

"Uh..." Neil hesitated for a moment, "I want to do this. My father and George must agree to it."

Abel shrugged, "I don't care about that. I'm afraid George will scold me, so you can only talk to Herbert and George about this matter. Of course, dear Neil. If you think my idea is very bad, Then you can do as you want. I will help you as well."

"But if it's just like that, I believe your contribution and gain will be very disproportionate. We are all outsiders anyway. Old elephants discriminate against outsiders more, but donkey audiences welcome outsiders more By."

"The choice is yours, my respected father-in-law."

(End of this chapter)