The trading floor was in chaos, with phone ringing, shouting, and keyboard smashing sounds all mixed together.
"The Bank of England intervened! They're buying!"
"It's useless! The sell-off is too large! The European Central Bank hasn't made a statement! The Fed is silent too!"
"Societe Generale just announced a suspension of all British Pounds transactions with UK institutions!"
"Commerzbank follows suit!"
"Morgan Stanley has downgraded the UK's sovereign credit rating!"
On the screen, red numbers kept jumping, like the vital signs of someone losing blood.
At 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister looked at the urgent report delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, his hand trembling.
"After the Inverness Airport incident, international capital has started to flee in panic. In the past twenty-four hours, it is estimated that over twenty billion British Pounds has flowed out of the UK. If the exchange rate can't be stabilized today..."
