{"id":13826,"date":"2026-03-16T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kngadvisors.com\/?p=13826"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:48:48","slug":"gigantes-de-la-literatura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kngadvisors.com\/en\/gigantes-de-la-literatura\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing Inspiration from Giants of Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Monday, March 16, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Audio in Spanish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Drawing Inspiration from Giants of Literature\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XxZ414FVI0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Audio in English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Drawing Inspiration from Giants of Literature\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KT1kiS69zgI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Los inversores durante las \u00faltimas dos semanas podr\u00edan haberse beneficiado de desempolvar sus antiguos cuadernos de literatura escolar y volver a leer un poema del premio Nobel Rudyard Kipling:&nbsp;If. Escrito en 1910, cuatro a\u00f1os antes de que estallara la Primera Guerra Mundial, el poema aborda temas como la paciencia, la capacidad de mantener la calma bajo presi\u00f3n y la reconstrucci\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de la p\u00e9rdida. Sus ense\u00f1anzas se sienten notablemente, y quiz\u00e1s inc\u00f3modamente, actuales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US-Israeli war on Iran has left consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fuel prices, as suppliers grapple with damaged facilities, disrupted logistics, and elevated risks to shipping. Markets hang on every word spoken by the Trump Administration, any glimpse of resolution pushing prices up, and any suggestion the conflict will be drawn out pushing them back down. Oil prices have seen dramatic swings, with Brent crude plunging 17% in a single session before rebounding sharply after a since-deleted social media post suggested a US Navy escort through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The central issue is the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. An average of 20 million barrels per day were shipped through it in 2025, representing around 25% of the world\u2019s seaborne oil trade, with bypass options extremely limited. Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps issued warnings prohibiting vessel passage, leading to an effective halt in shipping. Tanker traffic fell first by approximately 70%, with over 150 ships anchoring outside the strait, before dropping to close to zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the talk of green energy and net zero, the stark reality is that the global economy needs oil to function. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva captured it well: \u201cThe world economy has been remarkably resilient. Shock after shock, and yet growth is at 3.3%. But this resilience is being tested yet again.\u201d A sustained 10% increase in energy prices over one year would add 0.4 percentage points to inflation and slow economic growth by 0.1% to 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The price swings have been extraordinary. Brent crude surged 10 to 13% to around $80 to $82 per barrel by 2nd March, then traded at $103.47 by 9th March, having touched $119.50 earlier that day. The knock-on effects extend well beyond energy markets. The S&amp;P 500 is down 3% this month, enough to put it into the red for the year. Treasury yields have climbed, with the 10-year yield rising to 4.26% from 3.97% before the war began, and traders have pushed back forecasts for Federal Reserve rate cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>History offers a degree of reassurance. Strategists at Carson Group compiled a list of 40 major geopolitical events across 85 years and calculated the S&amp;P 500\u2019s return in the months following. On average, it lost 0.9% in the first month but rose 3.4% across the following six months. The US stock market has a history of bouncing back relatively quickly from military conflicts, as long as oil prices do not stay too high for too long. Even with the dramatic swings of recent weeks, the S&amp;P 500 remains just 4.4% below its all-time high set in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tail risks, however, must be acknowledged. Wells Fargo\u2019s model finds that sustained oil prices at $130 per barrel, a 100% increase from pre-conflict levels, would result in back-to-back contractions in personal consumption expenditures. Their chief economist warned that such prices \u201cwould materially raise the risk of recession.\u201d What makes the jump particularly concerning is that it is occurring during an already uncertain time. Last month\u2019s hiring by US employers was surprisingly weak, raising worries about stagflation, where economic growth stagnates while inflation remains high, a combination the Federal Reserve has no good tools to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where Kipling\u2019s words prove their enduring worth: \u201cIf you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, if you can wait and not be tired of waiting.\u201d The conflict will end. All conflicts do, and opportunities emerge on the other side. In a baseline scenario of a US-Iran deal within four weeks, Brent could end 2026 around $70 per barrel, according to Allianz Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be patient and stay invested. And remember the words Kipling inscribed above the entrance to Wimbledon\u2019s Centre Court, words that have steadied champions in their most pressured moments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you can meet Triumph and Disaster<br>And treat those two impostors just the same\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We would like to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/news.dominion-cs.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominion Capital Strategies<\/a> <\/strong>for writing this content and sharing it with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Sources: <\/strong>Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Marketwatch, MSCI. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Copyright<\/strong> \u00a9 2023 Dominion Capital Strategies, All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer: <\/strong>The views expressed in this article are those of the author as of the date of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of <strong>Dominion Capital Strategies Limited<\/strong> or its related companies. 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