Maybe he wants to see if he can drive up the price of the Euro so he can sell his asap.
“And all we need for it to happen are a few unicorns, some magical fairy dust, a few ounces of black lotus, the Great Emerald Eye from the pagan idol of Kgrang-Io in the Mongolian Everglades, and a 16 ton pyramid of pure platinum, buffed to a high shine.”