
Brent settled down 86 cents at $79.29 a barrel on January 20, while WTI for February delivery fell $1.99 to $75.89 in its final session. The decline followed signals that Trump plans to boost US oil output.
Lower crude reduces diesel and freight costs for feed delivery, while expanded US output could weigh on energy-linked oilseed and biofuel values over time.
After 215 past bearish policy events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -4.4% to +3.3%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 210 past bearish policy events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -0.9% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -3.8% to +3.2%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.