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Investors are closely monitoring developments in Venezuela after the United States launched an offensive against the Latin American country over the weekend. President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and airlifted to New York.
Maduro, who took power in 2013, and his wife were indicted on Saturday and charged with conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism and other crimes.
President Donald Trump said in a press conference on Saturday that the United States would “manage” Venezuela “until such time as there is a safe, appropriate and prudent transition of power,” but Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to backtrack on those comments on Sunday. Rubio did not directly mention the United States, which rules Venezuela.
In terms of economic indicators, the ISM Manufacturing Business Index in December was 47.9%, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, and slightly below the 48.3% expected by economists compiled by Dow Jones.
The biggest event this week is the December jobs report, which will be released on Friday. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect the economy to grow by 54,000 jobs last month.
