# Oil slumps nearly 5% to lowest in more than a year as banking fears mount

> Oil plunged nearly 5% on March 15 to settle at its lowest level in more than a year. Traders worried that a crisis of confidence in the banking sector could trigger a recession and reduce demand.

- Date: 2023-03-16 · published 2023-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37047-oil-slumps-nearly-5-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-year-as-banking-fears-mount
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Expected recession-driven demand loss pushes crude lower, easing energy input costs for feed manufacturers but signaling weaker economic activity.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-12-20 | [Oil prices tumble to lowest in more than a year as equities sell off](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8517-oil-prices-tumble-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-year-as-equities-sell-off.md) | -6.7% | +12.5% |
| WTI | 2020-02-26 | [Oil prices drop to lowest in more than a year as coronavirus spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7110-oil-prices-drop-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-year-as-coronavirus-spreads.md) | -5.2% | -55.9% |
| WTI | 2023-10-04 | [Oil plunges $5 in biggest one-day drop in more than a year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7360-oil-plunges-5-in-biggest-one-day-drop-in-more-than-a-year.md) | -3.7% | -8.8% |
| WTI | 2018-12-20 | [Oil plunges nearly 5 percent to 17-month low as stock market slumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8704-oil-plunges-nearly-5-percent-to-17-month-low-as-stock-market-slumps.md) | -6.7% | +12.5% |
| WTI | 2020-03-18 | [Oil falls 24% in 3rd worst day on record, sinks to more than 18-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7659-oil-falls-24-in-3rd-worst-day-on-record-sinks-to-more-than-18-year-low.md) | -18.5% | -26.1% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-20 | [Oil prices tumble to lowest in more than a year as equities sell off](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8517-oil-prices-tumble-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-year-as-equities-sell-off.md) | -8.1% | +10.6% |
| BRENT | 2020-02-26 | [Oil prices drop to lowest in more than a year as coronavirus spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7110-oil-prices-drop-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-year-as-coronavirus-spreads.md) | -5.6% | -53.2% |
| BRENT | 2023-10-04 | [Oil plunges $5 in biggest one-day drop in more than a year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7360-oil-plunges-5-in-biggest-one-day-drop-in-more-than-a-year.md) | -3.8% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-prices-bounce-back-helped-by-stronger-opec-outlook-china-2023-03-15/

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