Political shifts in the South American country may not translate into safe investment opportunities, warns FIU Business professor Jerry Haar.

Hausmann, who served as the Venezuelan minister of planning from 1992 to 1993, argued Trump’s heavy hand in market affairs is counter to the purpose of government, which is not supposed to make money, but rather provide stability and policy that allow businesses to thrive.

Stocks in emerging markets, including Latin America, have rallied in January to beat the U.S. stock market so far this year, despite geopolitical risk in Venezuela. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF,

Trump’s moves in Venezuela could continue impacting oil, defense and gold stocks. See some of the possible short-, medium- and long-term market impacts.

Stocks, gold, and bitcoin were moving higher on Monday following the US's weekend attack on Venezuela.

While benchmark oil futures have largely shrugged off Nicolas Maduro’s downfall, the former Venezuelan leader’s ouster has reverberated through some of the less well-known corners of the market.

At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country’s infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil industry and eventually deliver a new age of prosperity to the Latin American nation.

Venezuela is sitting on 303 billion barrels of crude, and what happens to that stockpile is critical for oil prices.

The current volatility in Venezuela's financial landscape is historic, as the market prices in the collapse of Maduro's regime.

Polymarket users bet on whether the U.S. would invade Venezuela, but the prediction market said the Venezuelan president’s capture did not constitute an invasion.