# Oil prices spike as OPEC+ nears output cut extension, job market rallies | Fox Business

> Oil prices rose to their highest level in nearly three months as OPEC and its allies prepared to extend production cuts. Brent gained 5.4% to $42.14 and WTI rose 4.4% to $39.66. Unexpected U.S. job gains of 2.5 million in May and a Gulf of Mexico production halt from Tropical Storm Cristobal also supported prices.

- Date: 2020-06-05 · published 2020-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52786-oil-prices-spike-as-opec-nears-output-cut-extension-job-market-rallies-fox
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Expected extended supply cuts and faster demand recovery from job gains lift crude prices, raising energy input costs for feed producers. The Gulf disruption adds short-term supply support.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2021-03-04 | [Oil prices surge as OPEC and its allies extend production cuts \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48045-oil-prices-surge-as-opec-and-its-allies-extend-production-cuts-cnn-business.md) | +5.1% | -3.5% |
| WTI | 2017-09-22 | [Oil rises nearly 1 percent as OPEC defers extension of output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69123-oil-rises-nearly-1-percent-as-opec-defers-extension-of-output-cuts.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| WTI | 2023-11-30 | [Oil prices swing as OPEC+ agrees on additional output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33335-oil-prices-swing-as-opec-agrees-on-additional-output-cuts.md) | -11.0% | -7.4% |
| WTI | 2023-06-04 | [Opec+ to extend cuts in oil output into 2024 as prices flag \| Opec \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35401-opec-to-extend-cuts-in-oil-output-into-2024-as-prices-flag-opec-the-guardian.md) | -2.2% | -2.8% |
| WTI | 2022-08-26 | [Oil prices rise on signals OPEC might cut output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40228-oil-prices-rise-on-signals-opec-might-cut-output.md) | -6.6% | -15.2% |
| BRENT | 2021-03-04 | [Oil prices surge as OPEC and its allies extend production cuts \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48045-oil-prices-surge-as-opec-and-its-allies-extend-production-cuts-cnn-business.md) | +5.2% | -1.3% |
| BRENT | 2017-09-22 | [Oil rises nearly 1 percent as OPEC defers extension of output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69123-oil-rises-nearly-1-percent-as-opec-defers-extension-of-output-cuts.md) | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| BRENT | 2023-11-30 | [Oil prices swing as OPEC+ agrees on additional output cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33335-oil-prices-swing-as-opec-agrees-on-additional-output-cuts.md) | -10.5% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- foxbusiness.com: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/oil-prices-opec-output-us-jobs-surprise

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