
Oil prices eased about 1% to a three-week low after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but left the door open to future hikes. A rising dollar made fuel more expensive for buyers using other currencies.
Brent settled at $84.63 a barrel and WTI at $80.44.
Lower crude prices reduce diesel and freight costs for feed producers and can weigh on biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils. The stronger dollar adds pressure on energy prices through currency effects.
Tras 565 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de -1,4 % en 5 sesiones (41% al alza; mitad central entre -5,9 % y +3,0 %), y -0,5 % en 20.
Tras 312 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Petróleo crudo (Brent) se movió una mediana de -1,7 % en 5 sesiones (38% al alza; mitad central entre -5,4 % y +2,3 %), y -1,7 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
Brent fell to a three-week low on Nov 1 as the Fed's hawkish hold lifted the dollar, which signals a weakening trend heading into the Nov 7 drop, though it predates the move by several days.