# Crude oil prices today: WTI falls below $83 as war fear eases

> WTI settled near $82.73 and Brent near $87.11 as traders unwound the geopolitical risk premium. Israel refrained from an immediate counterattack after Iran's weekend air assault, reducing fears of a wider war.

- Date: 2024-04-18 · published 2024-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30929-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-falls-below-83-as-war-fear-eases
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced war risk removes a supply-premium from crude, easing fuel and fertilizer cost pressures. Lower energy prices can also soften the cost of transporting feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-09-03 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI erases all 2024 gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12385-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-erases-all-2024-gains.md) | -6.6% | -7.6% |
| WTI | 2024-09-06 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI lowest since June 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12387-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-lowest-since-june-2023.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| WTI | 2026-10-29 | [Oil price today: WTI, Brent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1436-oil-price-today-wti-brent.md) | -2.3% | — |
| WTI | 2026-10-29 | [Brent crude falls below $115, WTI near $101 as US-Iran peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict](https://feedsoft.ai/events/254-brent-crude-falls-below-115-wti-near-101-as-us-iran-peace-hopes-offset-fears-of.md) | -2.3% | — |
| WTI | 2020-01-08 | [Oil prices plunge as Trump speech eases Iran fears \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9660-oil-prices-plunge-as-trump-speech-eases-iran-fears-cnn-business.md) | -7.0% | -18.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-03 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI erases all 2024 gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12385-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-erases-all-2024-gains.md) | -7.9% | -8.0% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-06 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI lowest since June 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12387-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-lowest-since-june-2023.md) | -0.9% | +5.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-29 | [Oil price today: WTI, Brent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1436-oil-price-today-wti-brent.md) | -5.4% | — |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/18/crude-oil-prices-today.html

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