US stocks, gold, and bitcoin pushed past the latest geopolitical turmoil on Monday. Conflicts over the years have been mostly shrugged off by investors.

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Investors had anticipated that India would secure at least a preliminary trade agreement with the U.S. in early 2026, potentially paving the way for the removal of the 25% penalty tariff, particularly in light of the recent decline in Russian oil imports.

Market experts say geopolitical conflict is becoming a permanent force impacting commodities pricing, rather than a temporary blip on traders' radars.

Even with the torrent of risks out of the White House to upend long-standing geopolitics and the economy, US stocks soared to all-time highs, government bond yields barely budged.

Although 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the defense stock, it appears likely that the investment strategy will remain prone to high levels of volatility.

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The broader market implications of the Trump administration’s military actions in Venezuela look somewhat ambiguous going forward, said Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest by U.S. forces over the weekend is the biggest threat to the regime since an attempted coup and general strike nearly forced out his predecessor, Hugo Chávez, 23 years ago. Oil prices rose nearly 40% in a matter of months then as thousands of local oil workers were fired and output collapsed.