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Capítulo 1732: Chapter 776: “No One Can Make Us Lose the Ambition to Move Forward.” (Part 2)

When the program aired, the viewership soared by 2.3 percentage points in the last twenty minutes.

The next day, the tabloid headlines beca unscrupulous:

The Daily Star: “Bloodsucking Demon King? Rumors of xico’s strongman’s ‘special diet’ are rampant!”

The Sun: “Human or Beast? Experts question Santos’ abnormal physical traits!”

Paris Competition Magazine was relatively reserved, but the cover used a deep and penetrating close-up of Victor, with the title: “Under the Mask: The Mystery of xico.”

More “professional” dia began to delve into the so-called “mystical background.”

A second-rate German science magazine published a long article tracing the “potential links from Aztec Sun God rituals to modern political worship,” although the entire article was filled with “possibly,” “perhaps,” “scholars speculate,” yet pieced together, it created an eerie atmosphere.

Rumors rapidly spread, transford, and exaggerated through television, newspapers, and the just-erging internet newsgroups and early chat rooms. In London pubs, Parisian cafes, Berlin offices, people whispered: “Have you heard? That xican, he might really be… not quite normal.” “No wonder he could beat NATO, probably used evil magic?” “The Olympics? Who would dare go? Might end up as a sacrifice.”

These voices naturally also reached xico.

Victor looked at the summary of the European and Arican dia reports and translations of TV program clips that Casare had compiled, his face expressionless.

He finished watching the ITV discussion about his “physiological changes” and “special diet,” feeling inclined to laugh.

“Boss, these people are really crossing the line more and more.”

Casare was so angry his face turned red, “Should we lodge a formal protest with the Foreign Ministry? Or have our dia strike back hard?”

“Protest what? Protest that they say I’m not like a human?” Victor tossed the summary aside, “The more you protest, the more excited they get. These kinds of rumors, if you take them seriously, they win.”

“However,” Victor turned around, “we can’t do nothing. They’re playing their dia war, we’ll play our economic and diplomatic cards. Has Goring been notified?”

“He has been notified, the Belize Stock Exchange closed early by an hour today, and major news will be announced tomorrow,” Casare replied.

“Good.” Victor nodded, “Tell Walter von Ke to proceed as planned.”

At 9 AM on June 24th, 1996, xico City, xican Empire Bank headquarters building.

The bank’s governor, Walter von Ke, stood behind the podium in the press conference room.

“Based on a comprehensive assessnt of our nation’s current economic situation and future developnt needs, the xican Empire Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has resolved the following: First, effective July 1, 1996, the benchmark loan interest rate will be raised by 0.75 percentage points.”

A low murmuring sound rose from the audience.

Raising interest rates in a war context is generally seen as a signal to curb inflation and stabilize the dostic currency, but it might also dampen investnt.

Feng Ke did not pause and continued to read, “Second, to support the country’s long-term developnt, the xican Federal Governnt will collaborate with the Empire Bank to initiate the ‘National Infrastructure and Balanced Developnt Special Plan,’ with a total budget of 3 trillion New xican Coins, for five years. Funds will primarily invest in the national transportation network upgrade, especially war damage repair and the north-south main lines, comprehensive coverage of electricity, water supply, and communication facilities in backward states and regions; along with a project nad ‘Sunshine Into Every Corner,’ aid at reducing the national extre poverty population ratio to below 2% within three years.”

3 trillion new currency.

This number made all reporters hold their breaths. Even before the war, this was an astronomical investnt.

Damn, how many tycoons could that breed?!

How many industries could that sustain?!

In fact, there’s a saying that if the old brothers at the construction site make money, then everybody can make money.

Feng Ke adjusted his glasses, “To ensure the smooth implentation of the above plan and to attract international capital to participate in xico’s recovery process, the Treasury Departnt will simultaneously issue ‘National Reconstruction Special Bonds,’ with the first phase amounting to 200 billion new currency, targeting dostic and foreign institutional investors. The bond yields will be linked to the profitability of key infrastructure projects.”

Raising interest rates to tighten liquidity while launching a trillion-scale infrastructure plan and special bonds to absorb funds and guide expectations—a combination punch backed by ticulous calculations.

The first to react was the Belize Stock Exchange.

After reopening on the afternoon of the 24th, the main indices soared by 8.7% within half an hour.

Stocks of construction, building materials, and engineering companies related to infrastructure developnt hit the limit. Stocks of foreign companies that had already reached cooperation agreents with xico or were negotiating saw their related stocks rise sharply.

“The market has seen a clear direction of governnt investnt and huge project opportunities,” a fund manager in Belize told reporters, “The war risk is already priced in, and the trillion-scale infrastructure plan is a new, gigantic variable; capital always flows to where it can generate returns.”

The European stock markets had mixed reactions.

In the UK, in the FTSE index, shares of mining and engineering companies doing business with xico rose, but retail and consur stocks fell slightly due to interest rate hike expectations.

The French and German stock markets were more focused on the details of the ‘special bonds,’ with so financial institutions beginning to explore the possibility of subscription.

In North Arica, within the “Freedom Alliance” controlled area, Wall Street was in turmoil. The Dow Jones Index dropped after the news broke, as signs of capital outflow beca more apparent.

So industrial companies that have not yet pulled out began to seriously consider the possibility of relocating part of their production or R&D departnts to the xico-controlled area or Belize, where there are orders, plans, and a relatively stable environnt.