By Colin Kruger
Publication Date: 2026-01-11 18:01:00
Opinion
Colin KrugerSenior business reporter
Anyone worried about how fragile global financial markets might be in 2026 received an early and decisive response from investors who have lost none of their excitement.
Just days into the new year, US President Donald Trump staged a de facto coup by sending his armed forces to capture the Venezuelan president in a lightning-fast military strike.
The military action promises to transform the security of America’s oil supply, but the risks have multiplied after Trump gleefully opened this geopolitical Pandora’s box.
Not even Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland could possibly dissipate…
