# Oil hits 2-week low as China's DeepSeek AI spurs demand fears | Reuters

> Oil prices fell to a two-week low on January 27 as investors worried that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek's model could reduce energy demand growth. Markets also weighed Trump policy uncertainty and OPEC+ had not yet responded to Trump's call for lower prices.

- Date: 2025-01-27 · published 2025-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26682-oil-hits-2-week-low-as-china-s-deepseek-ai-spurs-demand-fears-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker crude prices lower input costs for diesel and freight, and push energy-linked feed ingredients like soybean oil and biofuel economics slightly lower.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-07-27 | [Canadian dollar hits near two-week low as oil prices drop \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18591-canadian-dollar-hits-near-two-week-low-as-oil-prices-drop-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| 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 | 2024-09-10 | [Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10169-oil-settles-near-3-year-low-on-weak-demand-outlook-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +11.9% |
| WTI | 2022-06-23 | [Oil prices slump as investors fear Fed rate hikes will hurt demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41110-oil-prices-slump-as-investors-fear-fed-rate-hikes-will-hurt-demand-reuters.md) | +4.5% | -8.0% |
| WTI | 2024-10-16 | [Oil prices hold at 2-week low on lower oil demand growth forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28030-oil-prices-hold-at-2-week-low-on-lower-oil-demand-growth-forecasts.md) | +2.2% | -3.8% |
| 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% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-10 | [Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10169-oil-settles-near-3-year-low-on-weak-demand-outlook-reuters.md) | +1.7% | +12.8% |
| BRENT | 2022-06-23 | [Oil prices slump as investors fear Fed rate hikes will hurt demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41110-oil-prices-slump-as-investors-fear-fed-rate-hikes-will-hurt-demand-reuters.md) | +4.3% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-slips-trump-repeats-call-opec-reduce-prices-2025-01-27/

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