A RESPOSTA CHINESA A UMA EVENTUAL AÇÃO AMERICANA PODE SER DESASTROSA

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 14, 2026 at 00:00  |  7:01  |  Market Makers
Speakers
José Rocha — CIO, Dhalia Capital
Ricardo Kazan — Gestor, Legacy Capital

Summary

The clip discusses geopolitical and macro risks, focusing on whether US control over Venezuelan oil could hurt China and whether China might invade Taiwan. José Rocha argues Venezuela oil disruption is not a major risk because energy is fungible, while also seeing nominal GDP growth as supportive for equities and negative for bonds. Ricardo Kazan argues the world is ultra-inflationary, with dollar debasement and rising ex-oil commodities, oil as the deflationary exception, and a tail risk of no Fed cuts causing a market correction. The main takeaway is that Taiwan and monetary-policy constraints are the key tail risks to watch.

  • US-Venezuela oil scenario seen as low risk due to energy fungibility.
  • China's nuclear buildout cited as reducing oil dependence.
  • Dollar debasement and rising ex-oil commodities framed as ultra-inflationary.
  • Oil is called the deflationary exception and expected to fall.
  • Nominal GDP growth seen as good for equities, bad for bonds.
  • China-Taiwan invasion described as a hard-to-predict black swan.
  • No Fed cuts and strong global growth could trigger a market correction.
  • Fed cut timing seen as less important than long-term path.
Ideas
José Rocha CIO, Dhalia Capital 0:46
Venezuela oil risk is not major
Venezuela oil supply disruption is not a major risk because energy is fungible; if China loses Venezuelan crude it can buy Saudi crude, and China is also building large nuclear capacity. Therefore the market should not price a major oil shock from this geopolitical scenario.
Ricardo Kazan Gestor, Legacy Capital 1:44
Ultra-inflationary world favors commodities, weak dollar
The world is ultra-inflationary: dollar debasement is happening and commodity prices ex-oil are rising, especially metals, while grains and oil are exceptions. The world is not recessionary, so this supports higher real-asset and commodity prices and a weaker dollar.
Ricardo Kazan Gestor, Legacy Capital 1:44
Ultra-inflationary world favors commodities, weak dollar
The world is ultra-inflationary: dollar debasement is happening and commodity prices ex-oil are rising, especially metals, while grains and oil are exceptions. The world is not recessionary, so this supports higher real-asset and commodity prices and a weaker dollar.
Ricardo Kazan Gestor, Legacy Capital 1:53
Oil is deflationary and should fall
Oil is the exception in an ultra-inflationary world and is deflationary; oil prices are expected to fall, which would help bring inflation down.
Ricardo Kazan Gestor, Legacy Capital 2:33
No Fed cuts risks market correction
The Fed may be unable to cut rates because the world is not recessionary, the US is growing, China is growing around 5%, Europe is growing with difficulty but not recessionary, and inflation pressures ex-oil are rising. That creates a tail risk of a larger market correction, including in metals.
José Rocha CIO, Dhalia Capital 3:57
Nominal GDP rise favors equities over bonds
Rising nominal GDP is inflationary and benefits real assets, especially equities, while hurting bonds. He views this as generally very good for risk assets even if individual names differ.
José Rocha CIO, Dhalia Capital 4:48
Taiwan invasion is market black swan
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan is a hard-to-predict black swan because autocratic decision-making is opaque; if it happens, it would be bad for markets and hurt before improving. He notes the Russia-Ukraine invasion already changed global risk-asset prices.
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This Market Makers video, published January 14, 2026, features José Rocha, Ricardo Kazan discussing WTI, XME, Commodities ex-oil, USD, VT, Equities. 7 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: José Rocha, Ricardo Kazan  · Tickers: WTI, XME, Commodities ex-oil, USD, VT, Equities