How markets have cashed in on Maduro’s capture in Venezuela – and why it’s raising questions
- Written by Daniele D'Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London
amilciar/ShutterstockOn January 3, the world watched in disbelief as the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by US forces. It was a dramatic geopolitical event that would reverberate not just in Washington and Caracas, but deep into global financial markets.
Financial speculation erupted across prediction platforms, bond...
