Oil is moving everything again. 🛢️📈

Today, markets are reminding us that the global economy is interconnected.

Oil surged once again, and Brent is edging back toward US$100 per barrel, while the dollar holds its strength and U.S. stocks start the session lower.

Why?

Tensions between the United States and Iran, along with uncertainty about the passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, are increasing fears that energy will once again feed inflation.

And here’s the interesting part:

Oil ↑ → inflation ↑ → higher rates for longer → bond yields ↑ → pressure on stocks and gold.

In fact, today gold is falling sharply, precisely because more expensive oil can make it harder for central banks to ease monetary policy.

And what about Colombia?

The dollar is moving back above $3,300, while the market keeps a close watch on what’s happening with oil, U.S. interest rates, and international inflation.

This shows something we often forget:

The price of the dollar doesn’t depend only on Colombia.

What happens in the Middle East can end up affecting fuel prices, inflation, interest rates, investments, and even the cost of living in our country.

So when you see the dollar rising, oil increasing, or gold falling, don’t treat them as isolated news.

They’re pieces of the same board.

And this week, that board could move quite a bit.

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