# Oil falls 3% as trade war concerns hit demand outlook

> Brent crude futures fell more than 3% on Monday on global growth concerns. The drop followed U.S. President Trump's threat of further tariffs on China, which could limit crude demand from the two largest oil buyers.

- Date: 2019-08-05 · published 2019-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10826-oil-falls-3-as-trade-war-concerns-hit-demand-outlook
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff threats between the two largest buyers raise the risk of lower crude demand, pressuring energy prices and biofuel-linked feedstock values.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-08-07 | 5 | -14.1% | -3.3 | Brent fell over 3% on Aug 5 on trade-war demand concerns, extending the weekly decline. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-06-03 | [Oil falls as trade worries mount, Saudi comments limit losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11307-oil-falls-as-trade-worries-mount-saudi-comments-limit-losses.md) | -2.9% | +2.1% |
| BRENT | 2019-08-05 | [Oil Slumps Into Bear Market as Trade Tensions Feed Demand Angst - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10827-oil-slumps-into-bear-market-as-trade-tensions-feed-demand-angst-bloomberg.md) | -5.8% | -1.3% |
| BRENT | 2019-05-29 | [Oil prices drop as trade war worries outweigh supply disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9886-oil-prices-drop-as-trade-war-worries-outweigh-supply-disruptions.md) | -10.5% | -6.4% |
| BRENT | 2019-05-24 | [Trade War Slams Crude Oil, Stocks and Bond Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6609-trade-war-slams-crude-oil-stocks-and-bond-yields.md) | -3.6% | -3.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-05-23 | [Oil gets clobbered as trade war fears mount \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6606-oil-gets-clobbered-as-trade-war-fears-mount-cnn-business.md) | -4.6% | -9.1% |
| WTI | 2019-06-03 | [Oil falls as trade worries mount, Saudi comments limit losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11307-oil-falls-as-trade-worries-mount-saudi-comments-limit-losses.md) | +0.9% | +9.0% |
| WTI | 2019-08-05 | [Oil Slumps Into Bear Market as Trade Tensions Feed Demand Angst - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10827-oil-slumps-into-bear-market-as-trade-tensions-feed-demand-angst-bloomberg.md) | -2.2% | -1.1% |
| WTI | 2019-08-25 | [Oil Markets Hit Hard By Trade War Escalation \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57749-oil-markets-hit-hard-by-trade-war-escalation-oilprice-com.md) | +1.8% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-as-trade-war-concerns-hit-demand-outlook-idUSKCN1UV037/

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