# Oil drops to four-year low, metals fall on recession fears

> Oil fell around 3% on Monday to its weakest level since 2021 while metals and coffee also declined. Both Brent and WTI have lost more than 10% over the past week amid the escalating U.S.-China trade war.

- Date: 2025-04-07 · published 2025-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6319-oil-drops-to-four-year-low-metals-fall-on-recession-fears
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Trade war fears dampen expected demand for raw materials and energy, a bearish signal for commodity prices broadly including energy-linked inputs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-04-07 | 5 | -15.6% | -5.6 | On April 7 Brent hit a four-year low on recession fears from the US-China trade war, extending the decline within the window. |
| BRENT | 2025-04-08 | 5 | -16.6% | -5.2 | Brent fell about 3% to a four-year low on Apr 7 amid trade war escalation and recession fears, adding to the cumulative drop. |
| WTI | 2025-04-07 | 5 | -15.5% | -4.6 | Oil fell about 3% to weakest since 2021 as the US-China trade war escalated, adding to the window's losses. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2025-04-06 | [Oil prices slide 2% to near 4-year low as US trade conflict fuels recession fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6318-oil-prices-slide-2-to-near-4-year-low-as-us-trade-conflict-fuels-recession.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| WTI | 2025-04-04 | [Oil dives 7% to lowest in over 3 years on China's tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6315-oil-dives-7-to-lowest-in-over-3-years-on-china-s-tariffs.md) | -10.2% | -12.0% |
| WTI | 2025-04-08 | [Oil settles down $1 at four-year low as US-China trade war escalates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25281-oil-settles-down-1-at-four-year-low-as-us-china-trade-war-escalates.md) | +1.5% | -1.6% |
| WTI | 2019-05-31 | [Oil Prices Slide on Trade Tensions and China Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9884-oil-prices-slide-on-trade-tensions-and-china-fears.md) | -6.9% | +4.9% |
| WTI | 2019-05-31 | [Crude oil prices tumble to 3-month low \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9890-crude-oil-prices-tumble-to-3-month-low-fox-business.md) | -6.9% | +4.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-04-06 | [Oil prices slide 2% to near 4-year low as US trade conflict fuels recession fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6318-oil-prices-slide-2-to-near-4-year-low-as-us-trade-conflict-fuels-recession.md) | -1.7% | -9.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-04-04 | [Oil dives 7% to lowest in over 3 years on China's tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6315-oil-dives-7-to-lowest-in-over-3-years-on-china-s-tariffs.md) | -9.8% | -13.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-04-08 | [Oil settles down $1 at four-year low as US-China trade war escalates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25281-oil-settles-down-1-at-four-year-low-as-us-china-trade-war-escalates.md) | +1.3% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/commodities-oil-drops-four-year-low-metals-fall-recession-fears-2025-04-07/

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