OPEC and allies convene September 1 amid US pressure to add crude supply and concerns over COVID-19 variants. Dated Brent was $70.94 a barrel on August 26 after sinking to a four-month low on August 19, and some delegates floated pausing planned increases.
Mixed signals between US pressure for more supply and demand worries leave crude direction uncertain, with energy price swings feeding into freight, drying and fertilizer costs for feed producers.
After 175 past neutral policy events, Crude Oil (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, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -4.0% to +3.5%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 41 past policy events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.4%), and +0.3% 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.