# Oil rises 2% but posts weekly loss on recession fears

> Oil rose about 2% on Friday but still posted a weekly loss, with Brent down about 4.1% and WTI down 3.4% for the week. Central banks are raising rates to fight inflation, and mass COVID testing in Shanghai raised lockdown worries.

- Date: 2022-07-08 · published 2022-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12617-oil-rises-2-but-posts-weekly-loss-on-recession-fears
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Rate hikes and possible lockdowns raise the risk of weaker energy demand, which keeps crude and related input costs under pressure despite the daily bounce.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-07-06 | [Oil slides 2% to 12-week low on fears of global recession](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12613-oil-slides-2-to-12-week-low-on-fears-of-global-recession.md) | -3.8% | -4.6% |
| WTI | 2022-07-07 | [Oil Posts Weekly Decline as Recession Fears Muddle the Outlook - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12616-oil-posts-weekly-decline-as-recession-fears-muddle-the-outlook-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| WTI | 2022-11-18 | [Oil slides 2%, posts second weekly decline as supply fears recede \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38868-oil-slides-2-posts-second-weekly-decline-as-supply-fears-recede-reuters.md) | -6.5% | -9.1% |
| WTI | 2022-07-05 | [Oil tumbles 9% on recession demand destruction fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12612-oil-tumbles-9-on-recession-demand-destruction-fears.md) | -3.9% | -12.8% |
| 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 | 2022-07-06 | [Oil slides 2% to 12-week low on fears of global recession](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12613-oil-slides-2-to-12-week-low-on-fears-of-global-recession.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-11-18 | [Oil slides 2%, posts second weekly decline as supply fears recede \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38868-oil-slides-2-posts-second-weekly-decline-as-supply-fears-recede-reuters.md) | -5.4% | -9.5% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/08/oil-markets-supply-recession-inflation-economic-uncertainty.html

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