# Renewed inflation worries help drive oil price rally | Reuters

> Investors are buying crude oil futures as a hedge against inflation risk from Trump's threatened trade tariffs. The buying adds to an oil price rally that was already underway after a tightening of supply.

- Date: 2025-01-27 · published 2025-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26662-renewed-inflation-worries-help-drive-oil-price-rally-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crude raises diesel and fertilizer costs for feed producers and can lift the price of energy-linked feed inputs. Tariff-driven inflation fears also strengthen the case for holding commodity exposure.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2022-11-10 | [Oil prices settle 1% higher on tepid U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38852-oil-prices-settle-1-higher-on-tepid-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -16.8% |
| WTI | 2023-04-12 | [Oil rises 2% on lower-than-expected US inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36559-oil-rises-2-on-lower-than-expected-us-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -9.6% |
| WTI | 2026-03-03 | [US dollar firms on renewed inflation risks; market pares back rate-cut outlook  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10710-us-dollar-firms-on-renewed-inflation-risks-market-pares-back-rate-cut-outlook.md) | +33.1% | +46.3% |
| WTI | 2026-03-18 | [Trading Day: Hello inflation, goodbye 2026 Fed cut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20069-trading-day-hello-inflation-goodbye-2026-fed-cut-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -3.8% |
| WTI | 2022-03-08 | [Canadian dollar decouples from oil, adding to BoC inflation headaches \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42497-canadian-dollar-decouples-from-oil-adding-to-boc-inflation-headaches-reuters.md) | -13.5% | -13.4% |
| BRENT | 2022-11-10 | [Oil prices settle 1% higher on tepid U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38852-oil-prices-settle-1-higher-on-tepid-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -16.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-18 | [Trading Day: Hello inflation, goodbye 2026 Fed cut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20069-trading-day-hello-inflation-goodbye-2026-fed-cut-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -1.3% |
| BRENT | 2021-05-11 | [Commodity currencies hold advantage as dollar waits for inflation and Fed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47003-commodity-currencies-hold-advantage-as-dollar-waits-for-inflation-and-fed.md) | +1.6% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/renewed-inflation-worries-help-drive-oil-price-rally-2025-01-27/

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