Venezuela

Oil barrels and handcuffs on wet pavement with Venezuelan flag colors reflected, police lights and a government building blurred in the background.

World

January 5, 2026

Maduro’s Capture Sends Shockwaves Through Diplomacy and Oil Markets

A U.S. weekend raid in Venezuela reverberated from the U.N. to energy trading desks, with investors weighing the long road from political rupture to any meaningful change in global crude supply. The

Stack of gold bars in focus with a blurred central bank-style building, market charts, and an oil tanker in the background.

World

January 12, 2026

Powell Legal Threats Rattle Global Markets, Fuel Gold Surge

A criminal-investigation threat against the U.S. Fed chair revived fears of political meddling, pushing investors toward havens as oil markets weighed fresh Middle East risk. Global markets started the week on edge