Major Changes Looming for Financial Markets: This weekend I am travelling, but I would like to share the key takeaways from yesterday’s Global Financial Markets report. Developments over recent weeks involving Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, Cuba, and Colombia point to profound shifts in the geopolitical and monetary landscape. These events are unlikely to be isolated incidents; rather, they appear to be early signals of structural changes that are likely to have a significant impact on financial markets in the years ahead. History shows that periods in which a dominant superpower risks losing its leading position are often accompanied by large-scale conflict. A similar situation now appears to be emerging.