# Crude oil prices today: WTI above $83 on hopes for interest rate cuts

> US crude rose nearly 2% to top $83 a barrel after a weak S&P Global flash PMI showed US manufacturing contracting at a four-month low. Traders raised bets that the Federal Reserve would cut rates this year, which would support crude demand.

- Date: 2024-04-23 · published 2024-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30928-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-above-83-on-hopes-for-interest-rate-cuts
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of lower interest rates weaken the dollar and boost demand outlook, supporting energy prices. The effect on feed markets runs mainly through higher diesel and fuel costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-01-30 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI, Brent rise after IMF forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32274-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-brent-rise-after-imf-forecast.md) | -5.2% | +3.1% |
| WTI | 2024-01-26 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI, Brent on pace for weekly gain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32275-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-brent-on-pace-for-weekly-gain.md) | -4.6% | -0.6% |
| WTI | 2024-08-22 | [Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28696-oil-prices-settle-1-up-on-hopes-of-a-us-fed-rate-cut-next-month-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +0.1% |
| WTI | 2019-07-31 | [Stocks sink after Fed dents hopes for multiple interest-rate cuts - Los Angeles Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58018-stocks-sink-after-fed-dents-hopes-for-multiple-interest-rate-cuts-los-angeles.md) | -7.6% | -5.3% |
| WTI | 2024-01-18 | [Oil prices rise on global demand forecasts, US crude stock draw](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32278-oil-prices-rise-on-global-demand-forecasts-us-crude-stock-draw.md) | +3.6% | +5.8% |
| BRENT | 2024-01-30 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI, Brent rise after IMF forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32274-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-brent-rise-after-imf-forecast.md) | -5.5% | +0.1% |
| BRENT | 2024-01-26 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI, Brent on pace for weekly gain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32275-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-brent-on-pace-for-weekly-gain.md) | -2.4% | +2.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-08-22 | [Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28696-oil-prices-settle-1-up-on-hopes-of-a-us-fed-rate-cut-next-month-reuters.md) | +2.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/crude-oil-prices-today.html

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