# Oil prices fall 2% to six-week low on ceasefire talks, demand concerns

> Oil prices fell about 2% to a six-week low on Tuesday as expectations rose for a ceasefire in Gaza and demand concerns grew. Brent settled at $81.01 and WTI at $76.96.

- Date: 2024-08-01 · published 2024-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29442-oil-prices-fall-2-to-six-week-low-on-ceasefire-talks-demand-concerns
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Easing Middle East risk removes geopolitical premium from crude, lowering diesel and biofuel input costs. Lower energy prices can weigh on vegetable oil and ethanol-linked corn values.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-04-13 | [Oil prices fall as supply concerns ease on hopes for US-Iran talks - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10085-oil-prices-fall-as-supply-concerns-ease-on-hopes-for-us-iran-talks-cna.md) | -12.8% | -0.0% |
| WTI | 2026-04-08 | [Oil: Prices slump below $100 on ceasefire – ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6904-oil-prices-slump-below-100-on-ceasefire-ing.md) | -18.9% | -8.3% |
| WTI | 2025-05-27 | [Oil prices ease as US-Iran talks, OPEC+ plans spur supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24853-oil-prices-ease-as-us-iran-talks-opec-plans-spur-supply-concerns.md) | +0.9% | +4.3% |
| WTI | 2026-05-05 | [Oil Prices Tumble Over 3% as Risk Sentiment Shifts and Demand Concerns Weigh on WTI and Brent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9585-oil-prices-tumble-over-3-as-risk-sentiment-shifts-and-demand-concerns-weigh-on.md) | -7.6% | -11.4% |
| WTI | 2026-04-08 | [Oil prices plunge on Trump's US-Iran ceasefire post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6900-oil-prices-plunge-on-trump-s-us-iran-ceasefire-post.md) | -18.9% | -8.3% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-13 | [Oil prices fall as supply concerns ease on hopes for US-Iran talks - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10085-oil-prices-fall-as-supply-concerns-ease-on-hopes-for-us-iran-talks-cna.md) | -11.3% | -3.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-08 | [Oil: Prices slump below $100 on ceasefire – ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6904-oil-prices-slump-below-100-on-ceasefire-ing.md) | -13.7% | -8.7% |
| BRENT | 2025-05-27 | [Oil prices ease as US-Iran talks, OPEC+ plans spur supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24853-oil-prices-ease-as-us-iran-talks-opec-plans-spur-supply-concerns.md) | +0.8% | +12.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-fall-predictions-swelling-crude-inventories-weak-demand-2024-07-23/

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