Chapter 845: The Powerful Duke of Howard

New York's JFK International Airport was built in 1942 and was originally named New York International Airport. However, in 1963, in memory of the assassination of the American president, the airport was renamed John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport.

As one of the world's major aviation hubs, New York JFK International Airport is busy with aircraft movements. While waiting in the summer rain, Xia Yu could see passenger planes rising into the sky from time to time.

Xia Yu remained patient and waited quietly.

Just then, a group of people came out of the airport. The young girl in the middle of the group was wearing sunglasses, but Xia Yu recognised her instantly.

He took a step forward and quickly walked up to her with his bodyguard, and embraced the young girl warmly, who also recognised Xia Yu.

'Elena, long time no see!'

'XIA Yu, it's good to see you again!'

Yes, the person who came was indeed Elena.

XIA Yu had previously called George Berkeley and asked him to arrange for someone to come to New York to pick up the assignment and take the assignment information back.

Elena, who had learned of this news, missed XIA Yu so much that she volunteered to come to New York. How dare George Berkeley say no?

George Berkeley then told XIA Yu, which is why the scene of XIA Yu picking up the plane happened.

They embraced for half a minute, but it was too conspicuous in the huge airport, not to mention the many bodyguards. Elena struggled slightly, but Xia Yu let her go.

Xia Yu smiled and said naturally, 'Elena, let's get in the car first, and go to my place to put our things away.'

'Okay, whatever you say,' Elena replied softly.

The group then boarded the car in batches, and the convoy set off for Xia Yu's manor in New York.

Jin Jiajun and the others, who were still at the manor, realised that they seemed to know things they shouldn't when they saw Xia Yu bring Elena in. Although the chairman didn't say anything, they all made up their minds in their hearts to forget about it.

After dinner in the evening, the group of subordinates were all sent to the airport.

In the United States, where guns are widely available, even the night in the city is full of danger.

Although Xia Yu wanted to take Elena out for a stroll, he had to regretfully postpone it until the next day in the light of the actual situation.

Fortunately, the two had common interests and endless topics to talk about, so it wasn't boring.

After Elena finished playing the piano, Xia Yu couldn't help but applaud: 'Elena, your piano skills are getting better and better, you play so beautifully.'

Elena smiled and her face blossomed like a peach blossom: 'Hee hee, I practice this piano piece every day when I get home. If only it were winter, without the contrast of snowflakes, playing "Snow Dream" would be less poetic.'

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Laughing and chatting, Xia Yu and Elena sat side by side on the sofa in the living room, and Elena took the initiative to tell Xia Yu about her work.

'Xia Yu, I heard from Manager George that it's about the futures market, right?'

Xia Yu, who had not planned to talk about work tonight, was first taken aback, and then when he saw Elena's serious expression, his heart warmed, and he nodded and said, 'Yes.'

'Elena, wait a minute, I'll get something.'

After saying this, Xia Yu got up and went to the closet, opened the door, took out the blue box that he had given to Jin Jiajun and others in the afternoon, returned to the sofa, opened the blue box, and put it in front of Elena.

'You can take a look first, but for the specifics, after you take the information back, I'll have George arrange for someone to do it. This matter is simple but tedious, so just let someone else do it.'

Xia Yu said casually, not wanting Elena to go out and acquire spot copper and aluminium contracts. This kind of hard work and drudgery is not something you can learn from, and letting Elena go is pure suffering. How could Xia Yu bear to do that?

Feeling Xia Yu's concern for her, Elena lightly pursed her lips and nodded after reading it and said, 'Okay.'

'Xia Yu, why would Bahrain Bank suddenly go short on copper and aluminium futures?'

Xia Yu shook his head, a cold light flashing in his eyes, and said calmly, 'At the moment, it seems that only Bahrain Bank knows the motive, but since it has chosen to go against me, it must pay the price.'

Xia Yu spoke with a calm tone, but with a domineering air, and Elena couldn't help but be filled with wonder.

Xia Yu couldn't help but think of the fate of the previous Bahrain Bank. It was because of a major problem in the futures market that the Bahrain Bank went bankrupt even though its assets were worth 27 billion pounds.

In this life, there is still a long time before the Bahrain Bank goes bankrupt, but since the Bahrain Bank has jumped out to oppose him, Xia Yu will definitely not let it get away easily. The Bahrain Bank will either die or suffer serious consequences.

Looking back, it seems that because of the Duke of Howard, he has been able to develop smoothly in the UK and has not encountered any major setbacks, so of course he has not been able to establish his authority.

This is indeed a good opportunity. Bahrain Bank made the first move, and it is a normal financial struggle in itself. Even if Bahrain Bank is defeated, no one can accuse him, and on the contrary, his influence and status in the UK will be greatly enhanced.

'Elena, when you go back, you tell George to go all out to short Bahrain Bank.'

Upon saying this, Xia Yu paused for a moment and added, 'Of course, you might as well ask your father, Sir Carter, if he or Lloyds Bank is interested, they might as well cooperate together, and they might even be able to acquire Bahrain Bank.'

Bahrain Bank is, after all, the designated partner bank of the British royal family. If Xia Yu alone takes action, there is no problem with making a profit from short selling, but the variables of acquisition are too great. If Lloyds Bank or the Howard family intervenes, the probability of success will be much greater, and the pressure on him will be less.

Although this would hand over a lot of interests, Xia Yu didn't care. If they didn't cooperate, they wouldn't get any interests, not even a chance to share.

'Okay, I'll go back and immediately tell my father. I think he'll be interested. Xia Yu, you don't know, he's told me more than once that you're amazing. When you went to London, he wanted to thank you with the others. If he knew you wanted to cooperate with him to acquire the Bahrain Bank, he would definitely consider it carefully.'

Elena said with a smile.

Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, 'Elena, why is your father thanking me?'

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of inspiration came to him, and he remembered the pitfall he had dug for the Rothschild family before.

Sure enough, Elena's words immediately confirmed his suspicions.

All he heard was Elena smiling and saying, 'Didn't you say before that the sovereign debt of Latin American countries was very risky? My father said that after a detailed investigation and analysis within Lloyds Bank, the conclusion was that the probability of a sovereign debt crisis was over 90%. At the time, everyone was shocked, and afterwards, a lot of effort was spent on transferring these lending businesses. A few days ago, I heard him tell me that Lloyds Bank has now transferred 75% of its lending business to Latin American countries.'

'If you hadn't reminded me, when the crisis really broke out, Lloyds Bank would have suffered heavy losses.'

Xia Yu smiled lightly and asked, 'Elena, do you know which banks have been assigned Lloyds Bank's sovereign debt business?'

Elena immediately nodded and said, 'Of course I know. After my father listened to your advice, most of this sovereign debt business was assigned to Barclays Bank, which is now the largest creditor in Latin American countries.'

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu couldn't help but smile, and he secretly thought to himself that Duke Carter Howard was awesome and had given him a great helping hand.

In the previous life, many British banks had suffered losses to varying degrees from the sovereign debt of Latin American countries, and Barclays Bank had also suffered considerable losses. However, the losses of Lloyds Bank were even greater, and it almost caused Lloyds Bank to fall out of the ranks of the first echelon.

But in this life, Barclays Bank has taken over Lloyd's sovereign debt business. As soon as the Latin American sovereign debt crisis breaks out, Barclays Bank will definitely not be able to escape in time, and the Rothschild family will be left in a terrible mess.

Thinking about the likely future tragedy of the Rothschild family and the heartbroken look on Jacob Rothschild's face, Xia Yu was secretly delighted.

Duke Carter Howard is so supportive, and it seems inappropriate for him not to show his appreciation.

But where should he start?

"I know! This is definitely a win-win!'

Xia Yu pondered for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he came up with a good idea.