Oil Markets and China React to Maduro Capture

05/01/2026 22 min
Oil Markets and China React to Maduro Capture

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Oil fluctuated as traders weighed the fallout from the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on global crude supply and its wider impact on the nation’s energy sector. Viraj Patel is Head of Asset Allocation at Fiduciary Trust International. He speaks on what the future may hold for oil markets, and provides expectations for the American economy in the New Year. Venezuela’s allies across the globe took to social media to condemn the US attack. For more on the future of Chinese investments in Venezuela, Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief APAC Economist at Natixis, talks with Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Avril Hong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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