Rebirth of England.

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Why is Barron so concerned about the "color revolution" in Ukraine?

This is naturally not because of his personal preference, but mainly because after this, they will be ready to start investing in Ukraine.

After Ukrainian President Yanukovych fled to Russia, the country will begin to completely turn to the West...

To be precise, except for the eastern part of Ukraine where Russians are the majority, other parts of Ukraine will begin to open up to Western capital.

Although the color revolution that just took place in Ukraine will lay the groundwork for the Russia-Ukraine war in a few years, and Russian troops will then enter Ukraine in large numbers, the areas west of Kiev will basically not have any major problems as long as they are far away from its military facilities.

"But now in Ukraine, neo-Nazism is beginning to prevail, and the extreme right-wing forces may dominate the country next..."

Nigel's meaning is very clear, that is, Ukraine's domestic environment will inevitably be unstable in the future, so their investment still needs to be studied before decision.

The so-called "neo-Nazi" is somewhat different from the Nazism of Germany during World War II...

Of course, they are very similar in nature, both are based on "racism" and "populism".

For example, during the recent protests in Ukraine, the songs sung by the protesters were adapted from Nazi songs that have been banned in Germany. Since then, more and more young people in Ukraine have joined the "neo-Nazi" organization, and many Nazi symbols have appeared, including the swastika flag and the SS skull and crossbones.

"But they're not stupid. They know who they can't afford to mess with, right?"

In fact, it is not just Ukraine. In many regions where the economy has been hit, extreme nationalist "neo-Nazis" are likely to emerge, such as some countries in Eastern Europe, and even in Europe and the United States, where there were many neo-Nazis.

Unlike the German Nazis who hated the Jews during World War II, neo-Nazis often pursue "white supremacy". Just like in some countries including Eastern Europe, the neo-Nazis hate immigrants of color who, in their eyes, have taken away their jobs and squeezed their living space.

In Ukraine, the targets of neo-Nazi hatred are mainly ethnic Russians.

Ukraine is currently becoming increasingly divided. The eastern regions, which are mainly inhabited by Russians, are more inclined towards Russia; in other regions, extreme nationalism is becoming increasingly prevalent.

This will lead to Ukraine's subsequent "de-Russification" policy, in which laws are enacted to ban the speaking of Russian. In panic, its eastern regions will begin to hold "referendums" one after another, demanding independence and autonomy.

This eventually led to the Ukrainian government supporting neo-Nazi extremist groups including the Azov Battalion to start massacring ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine in the name of "counter-terrorism."

There is definitely Russia's support behind these "referendums", but no matter how opposed the United States and the West are, they themselves are not clean - many "countries", including Kosovo, were originally split apart by the United States and the West through this kind of "referendum". When you do it on the first day and others do it on the fifteenth, even if it is a protest, it is not that tough.

At most, they are just throwing mud at the referendum in eastern Ukraine in public opinion. You say that Ukraine massacred the people there?

No, NO, NO...I won't report it, nor will I admit it. Anyway, if the public can't see it, it just didn't happen...

But to be honest, Barron doesn't care about what Ukraine is like, but he can indeed gain benefits there.

Ukraine's fertile black soil and rich mineral resources are extremely valuable to Europe. In this matter, Europe naturally needs to stand on Ukraine's side. In this case, BlackRock Group must not be left alone, and European capital should also invest in it. In this way, the European Wealth Fund needs to show its presence.

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"If the government needs it, the British Fortune Era (BFT) Fund can return part of the funds again..."

As mentioned earlier, the British government was facing financial difficulties. At this time, Cameron thought of the BFT fund that the British government had previously invested in.

During the previous "Broadband Promotion Plan", the BFT Fund had repaid 25% of the government debt and corresponding interest in order to help the British government raise funds.

“Although it is not the right time for the BFT Fund, I will naturally support the government if it needs it.”

Barron told Cameron:

"The BFT fund could repay another 25% of the debt and interest, which would be more than £140 billion, but I have a proposal, Mr Prime Minister."

Although the BFT fund is responsible for all the £500 billion of debt and interest, in fact the fund initially had only £250 billion in funds - £250 billion of which was the debt of Northern Rock Bank that was rescued by the government.

But after Barron's investment, the current asset size of the BFT Fund, even without counting the additional funds injected later, is already fully capable of repaying all the 500 billion pounds of debt...

After all, the exchange rate of the pound to the US dollar was still relatively high at the time. Initially, Barron converted 250 billion pounds of funds into approximately 2.1 billion US dollars at an exchange rate of about 525.

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Before the subprime mortgage crisis, these funds expanded their asset size to more than US$700 billion by investing in gold spot and futures, signing bulk purchase agreements with some large oil companies, and going long on crude oil prices.

Next, during the subprime mortgage crisis, the BFT Fund “bottomed out” some American financial capital.

Among them, it purchased US$250 billion of convertible bonds of Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch and eventually converted them into 14.29 billion shares of Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch, accounting for about 19.97%. These assets are currently worth about US$400 billion, with a profit of about 60%!

With US$85 billion in funds, BFT Fund acquired 20% of Morgan Stanley's common stock. Morgan Stanley's current market value is around US$560 billion. The shares held by BFT Fund are worth US$112 billion, with a profit of approximately 32%!

The BFT Fund used $100 billion in funds to acquire approximately 8.5% of JPMorgan Chase's shares. JPMorgan Chase's current market value is around $2000 billion. The shares held by the BFT Fund are worth $170 billion, with a profit of 70%!

With US$200 billion in funds, it acquired 16.7% of the shares of Wells Fargo. Currently, the market value of Wells Fargo is close to US$2200 billion. The shares held by BFT Fund are worth US$367.5 billion, with a profit of 83.75%!

In addition, the BFT Fund also used US$60 billion to purchase 5% of Pfizer's shares. Because these shares were purchased relatively recently, they are currently worth more than US$100 billion and have a profit of more than 66%!
In other words, the value of the assets it holds alone is close to $1150 billion. Based on the current exchange rate of about 1.67 between the pound and the dollar, these assets are equivalent to 688.6 billion pounds, far exceeding the total debt and interest of 500 billion pounds of the British government borne by the BFT Fund!

This is indeed unbelievable to others, as it is equivalent to Barron using the initial capital of 250 billion pounds, and after the final operation, it expanded it by nearly three times - considering the scale of funds and the low risk factor of its investment, it is a miracle.

(End of this chapter)