What would motivate consumers to seek a settlement? Going by historic precedent I'd rather imagine the West opting for triumphalism if they have the upper hand.
In general large scale financial collapse leads to wars not to settlements.

Von überall könnte das Volk, Urbrut alles Undemokratischen, Zelle des Terrors, über die gewählten Hüter von Wachstum und Wohlstand® kommen. - flatter