
Crude posted a weekly loss as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's slower pace of rate cuts and President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs. Brent settled near $73, down 2.1% for the week.
Tariff threats raise trade-related uncertainty for grain and oilseed flows, while a slower Fed easing path supports the dollar and weighs on commodity values.
After 312 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -1.7% over 5 sessions (38% higher; middle half -5.4% to +2.3%), and -1.7% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.