"Since when is issuing currency also called a monopoly?"
"The whistleblower is demanding that it be opened to competition through bidding or something similar."
"Then doesn't that mean our profits will fall to rock bottom?"
"I'm afraid so!"
"Investigate it. Go investigate it right now. Find out who's behind these little schemes and track him down..."
"Don't talk nonsense! I—I don't care what you want to do, but stop spouting nonsense here!"
"..."
The conference call descended into a chaotic mess!
Although the Federal Savings Bank had many shareholders, its market value and annual profits were enormous. Even holding just one-thousandth of its shares would bring in a satisfying dividend!
Not to mention the shares themselves, which kept appreciating in value. Owning just one ten-thousandth of the stock was enough for many people to retire early, let alone the major shareholders! That was also why everyone was so furious. Issuing currency was the Federal Savings Bank's "signature act." If its Issuing Rights were taken away, it would lose its position as the leader of the Big Seven Banks!
Why did the other six major banks rank behind the Federal Savings Bank no matter how their rankings were arranged?
It was not merely because it had existed the longest. Ultimately, it was because it controlled the Issuing Rights and possessed a degree of control over the value of the currency.
The interest rates of all the banks were basically pegged to the rates announced by the Federal Savings Bank, after which they made corresponding adjustments.
Take Jinhui Bank, for example. Its main business lay in the real economy, where there was a great deal of demand for large loans. Its rates for corporate loans were relatively low, but it had many additional terms.
Some other banks, meanwhile, focused more heavily on