
Brent crude fell more than 12.5% as the coronavirus spread prompted widening restrictions that threatened the largest annual drop in oil demand on record. Saudi Aramco's CFO said the company was very comfortable with oil at $30 a barrel, and gasoline futures hit their weakest level since at least 2005.
Collapsing fuel demand cuts diesel and energy costs for feed mills and lowers the value of biofuel-linked feedstocks. Lower crude prices are bearish for energy-linked agricultural commodities.
Nach 312 vergangenen Ereignisse (bearisch, Makro) bewegte sich Rohöl (Brent) im Median über 5 Handelstage um -1,7 % (38% höher; mittlere Hälfte -5,4 % bis +2,3 %) und über 20 Handelstage um -1,7 %.
Nach 565 vergangenen Ereignisse (bearisch, Makro) bewegte sich Rohöl (WTI) im Median über 5 Handelstage um -1,4 % (41% höher; mittlere Hälfte -5,9 % bis +3,0 %) und über 20 Handelstage um -0,5 %.
Veränderungen des Benchmarks jedes Rohstoffs seit dem letzten Schluss vor dem Ereignis. Historische Werte bündeln frühere Ereignisse derselben Art; sie beschreiben, was passiert ist, nicht was passieren wird. Keine Anlageberatung.
Bloomberg report of Brent falling over 12.5% to the lowest since 2016 on collapsing demand from virus restrictions, matching the size and timing of the Mar 16 drop.
Brent fell more than 12.5% on widening virus restrictions threatening record demand decline, with Aramco comfortable with $30 oil signalling no supply restraint.
Brent fell more than 12.5% as the demand collapse and a price-war supply glut hit oil, with the largest annual demand drop on record in prospect.
Describes the demand-collapse rout in oil around March 15-16, with the largest annual demand drop on record feeding the selloff that continued on March 17.