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The ECB's account of its 15-16 December 2021 meeting describes how stock markets fell sharply after the Omicron variant was discovered, with put-option volumes on the EURO STOXX 50 reaching their highest since March 2020. Bond yields had fallen back to summer lows, and oil prices dropped markedly.
Policy-meeting minutes on Omicron-driven market moves are background for macro sentiment, with limited direct effect on feed commodity prices.
ecb.europa.euEuropean Central BankJan 20, 2022After 102 past neutral macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -3.3% to +2.5%), and +1.8% 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.
