The American Kill Line: I Can Predict the Future

Chapter 93 Shooting Incident (Seeking monthly votes!)

Ron sat alone in the control room, watching the closing prices of gold and the euro for the day.

Gold reached a high of $1414.

The euro/dollar closed at 1.3385.

The two pieces of information he foresaw had profound implications.

The ADP report on the 4th, also known as the "mini-nonfarm payrolls," showed employment figures that exceeded expectations by three times.

Although the market is doing well, it shouldn't lead to a "crash" in gold prices.

Unless the ISM manufacturing index and PMI services index also show positive news during the same period.

The market is broadly positive about the US economic recovery, leading to a surge in the US dollar index, which is why gold is likely to experience such a significant drop.

And it's not just gold; the euro will also fall.

This also explains why, in the ten days following Japan's announcement on the 11th, the euro rose by more than 5%, yet the price only reached 1.3625.

Conversely, the euro should have fallen to 1.2900 before the 11th.

"Victor, speak to Merrill Lynch and ask them to cooperate by shorting euro futures and spot with $1000 billion in nominal funds over the next three days. Short gold spot and futures with $200 billion in nominal funds."

"Also, buy $5000 million worth of gold put options. As for the euro—"

Ron thought about it and decided to give up on the euro.

Buying now isn't worthwhile, and the time to buy short is too short. It's better to wait until next week and buy call options directly.

"Yes, sir."

Victor contacted Merrill Lynch almost without hesitation upon receiving the instruction.

After arranging the funds, Ron opened his JPMorgan Chase account.

They paid over $3 million in taxes last month and currently have $10 billion in funds at their disposal.

It seems like a lot, but in reality, the monthly expenses are very high.

The interest alone on the mortgage and Hilton debt alone amounts to tens of millions of dollars a month.

Moreover, they will need to buy oil fields, acquire refineries, and build pipelines.

These three expenses combined amount to at least $10 billion.

Nothing much to say, let's go all in.

"Give me a plan to go long on the three major U.S. stock index futures and spot markets with a notional amount of $120 billion."

The notional amount is $120 billion, and the margin is approximately $6 million.

That's equivalent to using leverage twenty times.

After several months of collaboration, JPMorgan Chase traders quickly devised the optimal strategy based on the volume and trading volume of the three major stock indices.

With everything arranged, Ron sat in his office, checking international news while also catching up on domestic gossip.

The new Congress has officially begun, and the Republican Party, riding on its midterm election victory, has joined forces with 22 states to sue the federal government over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

This refers to Lucian's healthcare reform policy.

It was only at this point that Ron truly saw the truth behind this healthcare reform.

On the surface, it appears to be about cracking down on high-priced drugs and expanding the population covered by medical insurance.

It has provided protection for tens of millions of people who were previously uninsured.

Furthermore, it requires insurance companies not to refuse coverage based on factors such as a customer's health or medical history.

It appears to be an ideal policy for the betterment of America.

In reality, it forces the middle class and small and medium-sized enterprises to pay for insurance.

Although the risk level of insurance companies has increased, they can obtain a large amount of federal funding through government subsidies.

And these things happen to affect the interests of the Republican elite.

Thinking deeper, Lucien's healthcare reforms are preparation for his re-election.

This is why the Republican Party opposes it so strongly.

It must be said that Lucian's move was very clever.

They steal money from the elite class and use it to garner votes for themselves.

Because most of these people who cannot afford insurance are low-income or even have no income.

This group already harbored resentment towards the government, and Lucian's move perfectly turned the conflict into a personal advantage.

Moreover, some small and medium-sized enterprises will certainly adopt layoffs or salary reduction policies in order to reduce increased costs.

Then this group of people became the beneficiaries of the medical reform, which is his voter base.

This is one of the reasons why the unemployment rate remained high last year.

Beyond the lingering effects of the subprime crisis, the bigger problems stem from this bill.

The Republican Party capitalized on this point, which is why they won a landslide victory in this year's midterm elections.

But Ron estimates that Lucian may implement some policies to reduce the unemployment rate.

No, it's not just possible, it's certain that a series of policies will be implemented to reduce the unemployment rate.

Moreover, the Republican Party has no other options besides repealing healthcare reform.

For example, in the following period, Lucian introduced policies to reduce the unemployment rate.

The Republican Party has only two options: to stop it or not to stop it.

Once the increase in unemployment is stopped, Lucian's voter base will be thicker again.

If we don't stop them, these unemployed people will find jobs and stand on Lucian's side anyway.

What's even more ruthless about this move is that it forced the Republican candidate to side with the elite and oppose him.

The louder he sings, the thicker Lucian's grassroots voter base becomes.

Therefore, repealing healthcare reform is something the Republican Party must do.

Saturday afternoon, the 8th.

Ron was bored at home during his vacation, so he and Philip accepted an invitation to attend the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) pre-Golden Globe party in New York.

Many celebrities attended the party.

In addition to the actors nominated for this year's Golden Globe Awards, many top-tier celebrities also attended.

Among them are Robert Downey Jr., who became a sensation because of "Iron Man," and Scarlett Johansson, who played Black Widow.

Ron, Philip, and the others entered through the private entrance of The Pierre Hotel.

The organizer, HFPA, attached great importance to their arrival and arranged for them to have the best possible seats.

After all, the charity donation session tonight still depends on the support of these big spenders.

As Ron walked, he chatted with Philip about the big news of the day.

This refers to the shooting incident involving a Democratic congresswoman that shocked the entire United States.

"This incident has caused quite a stir; I heard many people died, including a federal judge. How is the congresswoman's condition?"

"They say she was shot in the head and is still in critical condition. Among the dead is a 9-year-old girl." Philip's face was grave.

Ron's face immediately darkened: "Damn it, don't tell me the killer is dead?"

The situation has exceeded expectations.

"No, they say it's because he's mentally unstable."

"Shit!!"

Ron almost cursed aloud, and the organizer leading the way immediately stopped and cautiously asked, "Mr. Hunter, is there anything we've done wrong in our hospitality?"

"fine."

Ron waved his hand, his expression softening slightly.

Philip didn't say much, nor could he continue.

At this moment, some Wall Street entertainment capital figures and top New York billionaires who had been invited stood up when they saw the two arrive.

"Good evening, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Vanderbilt."

Ron and Philip's arrival already attracted the attention of some people at the event.

Now, this group of wealthy people and capitalists stood up and greeted the two men with respect.

Immediately, everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.

Ron briefly greeted the wealthy men, then sat down and continued to whisper to Philip about the shooting incident.

Time passed slowly.

The event began soon.

The creative teams of several nominated films took the stage to give speeches.

The organizers then took the stage to announce that all proceeds from this charity fundraising event would be donated to local New York film and television schools, such as NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Columbia University's film department, as well as New York children's charities.

The wealthy people at the scene raised their hands, but they only made symbolic donations of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Ron and Philip each donated $20.

He participates in several of these charity events every month.

Hunter Capital also has a dedicated charitable foundation.

Aside from targeted large donations like those at Presbyterian hospitals, these kinds of activities are mostly symbolic donations.

For many wealthy people, it's more like a social event.

As for Ron, it was simply a way to pass the time when he was bored.

Of course, there are also plans to hunt.

As is customary, during the banquet, we first wait for the prey to come to us.

If I find something suitable, I'll take it with me.

If not, then take the initiative.

There happened to be a blonde, blue-eyed, short but very attractive young actress on the field, and Ron was quite fond of her.

"Hello, if I may ask, we seem to have met somewhere before?"

"Sir, has anyone ever told you that your way of greeting people is old-fashioned?"

Amanda Seyfried smiled slightly, then nodded gently and said, "However, I have seen you before, at last year's TV presentation."

Ron, seemingly unfazed, readily replied, "Looks like I have a good memory."

"NO!" Amanda shook her head: "I'm just a small-time actress, standing in the crowd, I have no chance to get up close to you."

Then she said a name: "Megan Fox."

"What?"

"I met her at the Superman audition last month. In fact, we had worked together a long time ago."

Amanda smiled wryly as she recalled her failures.

Ron smiled and raised his glass: "Ron, Ron Hunter."

"Amanda Seyfried," Amanda said playfully, raising her glass in a toast. "So, you're that legendary, most generous super-rich man on Wall Street?"

Things weren't that complicated; it just so happened that Amanda was single at the time.

Faced with this young, wealthy man, she also wanted to give it a try.

Let's see if it's really that generous.