# Oil falls more than $1/bbl on Middle East peace talks, US rate cut doubts

> Oil fell more than $1 a barrel on Middle East peace talk hopes and doubts about US rate cuts. Markets priced a rising chance that the Fed could hike rates this year or next as inflation and the labor market stayed resilient.

- Date: 2024-05-01 · published 2024-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30636-oil-falls-more-than-1-bbl-on-middle-east-peace-talks-us-rate-cut-doubts
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude weakens biofuel feedstock demand for soybean oil and corn ethanol margins, while a firmer dollar on hike expectations further pressures commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-05-21 | [Oil falls with US-Iran peace talks in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12489-oil-falls-with-us-iran-peace-talks-in-focus.md) | -11.6% | -25.6% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-30 | [Oil prices fall on easing Middle East risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24130-oil-prices-fall-on-easing-middle-east-risks.md) | +1.6% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-22 | [Oil prices plunge 11% on US-Iran talks to resolve hostilities in the Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8153-oil-prices-plunge-11-on-us-iran-talks-to-resolve-hostilities-in-the-middle-east.md) | +1.5% | -13.8% |
| BRENT | 2024-05-01 | [Oil falls to 7-week low on surprise US storage build, Middle East hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7230-oil-falls-to-7-week-low-on-surprise-us-storage-build-middle-east-hopes.md) | -5.8% | -6.2% |
| BRENT | 2025-11-28 | [Oil falls on drawn-out Ukraine peace talks, all eyes on upcoming OPEC+ meeting \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22135-oil-falls-on-drawn-out-ukraine-peace-talks-all-eyes-on-upcoming-opec-meeting.md) | +0.1% | -2.4% |
| WTI | 2026-05-21 | [Oil falls with US-Iran peace talks in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12489-oil-falls-with-us-iran-peace-talks-in-focus.md) | -9.1% | -21.3% |
| WTI | 2025-06-30 | [Oil prices fall on easing Middle East risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24130-oil-prices-fall-on-easing-middle-east-risks.md) | +2.0% | -0.5% |
| WTI | 2026-03-22 | [Oil prices plunge 11% on US-Iran talks to resolve hostilities in the Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8153-oil-prices-plunge-11-on-us-iran-talks-to-resolve-hostilities-in-the-middle-east.md) | +2.2% | -8.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-prices-pare-gains-us-inflation-concerns-2024-04-29/

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