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The article says the tumbling oil price is far above the $28 low of early 2016 but represents a large fall. It argues that the drop will force the US Federal Reserve to revise its inflation forecasts and reconsider planned interest rate rises.
Lower energy prices reduce headline inflation and may slow Fed tightening, which can weaken the dollar and support commodity prices. Falling oil also signals weaker global demand.
theguardian.comGuardian StaffNov 18, 2018After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
