Asian shares and US futures advance and oil prices fall back
Rising costs hit working families hardest while Washington debates spending priorities.
stocks up, oil down, therefore everything is fine. That framing skips the real story, which is that a weekend raid capturing Nicolas Maduro would be a major geopolitical shock, not a footnote to the Nikkei. If the report is accurate, the first questions are **rule of law** and **credible authority**.
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Asian shares and U.S. futures have advanced after stocks closed higher on Wall Street. Oil prices fell back after gaining Monday following the capture by U.S. forces of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 is
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stocks up, oil down, therefore everything is fine. That framing skips the real story, which is that a weekend raid capturing Nicolas Maduro would be a major geopolitical shock, not a footnote to the Nikkei.
If the report is accurate, the first questions are rule of law and credible authority. Was this operation grounded in clear legal justification, allied coordination, and a plan for what follows? Markets can price a headline in minutes; taxpayers live with the consequences for years.
Conservatives care less about the day’s bounce and more about national security, energy stability, and public trust. Venezuela sits at the intersection of migration, cartels, and hostile actors. If U.S. power is used, it must be disciplined and accountable, because institutional legitimacy is the asset we cannot buy back.
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