
Delegates say OPEC+ does not plan any changes to oil output policy at its upcoming monitoring meeting. They want more time to assess the impact of recent cuts, and the committee is due to convene online on February 1.
A policy hold keeps current supply restraints in place, so crude prices are unlikely to get a new supply shock or relief from this meeting.
After 175 past neutral policy events, BRENT moved a median -0.9% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -3.6% to +3.0%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 187 past neutral policy events, WTI moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -4.0% to +3.5%), and +0.1% 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.