# Oil settles down 2%, big weekly drop after US jobs data

> Oil prices settled about 2% lower on Friday with a large weekly loss after weaker-than-expected US August jobs data. Brent fell to $71.06, its lowest since December 2021, and WTI fell to $67.67, its lowest since June 2023. The jobs data pointed to a slowing labor market that may not justify a big Federal Reserve rate cut, outweighing support from an OPEC+ delay to supply increases.

- Date: 2024-09-06 · published 2024-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12384-oil-settles-down-2-big-weekly-drop-after-us-jobs-data
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker demand expectations and reduced odds of aggressive Fed easing pressure crude and energy-linked prices lower. Lower crude tends to weigh on biofuel economics and on soybean oil and corn-based ethanol margins, with feed-cost implications for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2024-09-06 | 5 | -9.2% | -3.0 | Weak US August jobs data on Sept 6 signaled slowing demand and less Fed easing, pushing Brent to its lowest since Dec 2021 and sealing the weekly loss. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-05-03 | [Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7229-oil-settles-down-on-us-jobs-data-steepest-weekly-loss-in-3-months-reuters.md) | +0.4% | -3.0% |
| WTI | 2023-03-17 | [Oil prices settle down, post big weekly losses on bank fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37045-oil-prices-settle-down-post-big-weekly-losses-on-bank-fears-reuters.md) | +2.4% | +21.0% |
| WTI | 2023-05-18 | [Oil prices settle down 1%; strong US data boosts dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36137-oil-prices-settle-down-1-strong-us-data-boosts-dollar-reuters.md) | +2.1% | -3.0% |
| WTI | 2022-12-02 | [C$ posts weekly decline as U.S. jobs data rattles investors \| Financial Newsletter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38463-c-posts-weekly-decline-as-u-s-jobs-data-rattles-investors-financial-newsletter.md) | -12.0% | -1.1% |
| WTI | 2024-02-29 | [Oil inches down as US inflation data, rising OPEC output weigh \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31835-oil-inches-down-as-us-inflation-data-rising-opec-output-weigh-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-05-03 | [Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7229-oil-settles-down-on-us-jobs-data-steepest-weekly-loss-in-3-months-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -4.4% |
| BRENT | 2023-03-17 | [Oil prices settle down, post big weekly losses on bank fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37045-oil-prices-settle-down-post-big-weekly-losses-on-bank-fears-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +17.5% |
| BRENT | 2023-05-18 | [Oil prices settle down 1%; strong US data boosts dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36137-oil-prices-settle-down-1-strong-us-data-boosts-dollar-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-steadies-us-crude-stock-drawdown-opec-output-hikes-delay-2024-09-06/

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