# Oil prices settle pennies higher, down for week as Trump touts energy policy

> Oil prices settled slightly higher on January 24 but posted a weekly decline, ending four weeks of gains. Trump announced plans to boost domestic output while calling on OPEC to lower prices, with Brent at $78.50 and WTI at $74.66.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26664-oil-prices-settle-pennies-higher-down-for-week-as-trump-touts-energy-policy
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Weekly losses and presidential pressure on OPEC point to softer crude costs ahead, which eases diesel and fertilizer input costs for feed mills. The outlook depends on OPEC+ response.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2023-11-01 | [Oil falls to settle at 3-week low as Fed policy stance lifts dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33077-oil-falls-to-settle-at-3-week-low-as-fed-policy-stance-lifts-dollar.md) | -4.5% | -4.6% |
| WTI | 2022-06-14 | [Oil prices settle down on fears of Fed and oil profit tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41135-oil-prices-settle-down-on-fears-of-fed-and-oil-profit-tax.md) | -8.6% | -19.2% |
| 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 | 2020-09-25 | [Oil prices down for the week on new coronavirus concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51290-oil-prices-down-for-the-week-on-new-coronavirus-concerns.md) | -4.0% | +0.9% |
| WTI | 2024-07-30 | [Oil prices slide 1%, settle at 7-week low on China worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29441-oil-prices-slide-1-settle-at-7-week-low-on-china-worries.md) | -3.7% | +1.7% |
| BRENT | 2023-11-01 | [Oil falls to settle at 3-week low as Fed policy stance lifts dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33077-oil-falls-to-settle-at-3-week-low-as-fed-policy-stance-lifts-dollar.md) | -5.3% | -6.2% |
| BRENT | 2022-06-14 | [Oil prices settle down on fears of Fed and oil profit tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41135-oil-prices-settle-down-on-fears-of-fed-and-oil-profit-tax.md) | -7.7% | -11.5% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-falls-prospect-trump-pushing-up-crude-supplies-2025-01-24/

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