After a volatile yet resilient year for markets, we look to 2026 with cautious optimism that the worst of the global trade and policy uncertainty has passed, leaving a more supportive, if still dynamic, backdrop for economic growth and risk assets.
Following a targeted US military operation, Nicolás Maduro and his wife were exfiltrated from the country and transferred to New York to face long-standing narco-terrorism charges. The capture itself reportedly did not involve extensive firefights, having been carefully planned to enable the safe insertion and extraction of US Delta Force and other units.