The moment the phone rang, Vera picked it up. "I'm here..."
She answered so quickly that Lin Qi paused for a moment. "There's no need to be so nervous. Things aren't as serious as you imagine!"
Lin Qi figured she had been waiting by the phone because she thought the current situation was dire, but in reality, it wasn't that bad.
Not all trade had come to a standstill. As far as merchants were concerned, they wouldn't give up on anything that benefited them.
Take the Federal people's exports, for example. Originally, selling their goods earned them one hundred Federal sols.
With the Federal sol's exchange rate declining, foreign merchants now had to pay perhaps one hundred and five Federal sols to purchase the same goods.
They had done nothing, yet their income had increased by five sols. Naturally, they would urge the other party to fulfill the contract as soon as possible.
That was why a falling exchange rate could stimulate exports. The same goods could earn more money.
In fact, from the perspective of the broader environment, international foreign exchange rates could hardly directly affect the level of domestic trade in the Federal government.
The only thing that could directly affect domestic prices was inflation, not exchange rates.
Of course, inflation and exchange rates did influence each other, but that influence was of little practical value to domestic consumers! After hearing Lin Qi's voice, Vera became much calmer and felt reassured.
She didn't know why. Perhaps, in her eyes, Lin Qi was omnipotent.
"There are a few things I need you to do next. Put pressure on the Federal Savings Bank."
"At the next general meeting of all the units, someone will speak first. The topic will be 'the security of the international economic and financial order.'"
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