Berlin, February 16th, 1936

The bubble has burst. February 3rd has been immediately dubbed "Black Monday", as the Berlin Stock Exchange has plummeted 24%, an unprecedented drop. As Germany is gripped by economic woe, the German Government must act quickly to avoid this from becoming worst, or god forbid, getting out of hand.

To respond with the crisis at hand, Chancellor Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe has declared a bank holiday to stop the marathon run on the banks, hoping to give both the government and Reichsbank time to act while the banks are closed, hoping to mitigate further damage and to start recovery immediately. While they are closed for a week, the Mark will be devalued and further currency will be printed to bail out the banks of Germany, hoping to save them while the chance is there.

While there is much more to be done in the coming months, the run on the banks must end, and we hope that when the banks reopen, German citizens will redeposit their money into the bank, while the German government has issued vague announcements of further banking legislation to try and restore confidence.