How markets have cashed in on Maduro’s capture in Venezuela – and why it’s raising questions

By Daniele D'Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London

On 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 markets and even cryptocurrency. It was a frenzy that, for some, translated into enormous profits – something I have looked…

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