# Oil slips as trade spat escalates; but crude stock decline supports U.S. crude

> Oil slipped on Thursday as the escalating US-China trade dispute weighed on growth expectations. Moody's estimated the measures could cut up to 0.3-0.5 percentage points from China's 2019 GDP growth. Brent was near $74.54 and WTI near $67.80, with US crude supported by a 5.8 million barrel inventory draw.

- Date: 2018-08-23 · published 2018-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63702-oil-slips-as-trade-spat-escalates-but-crude-stock-decline-supports-u-s-crude
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker trade-driven growth expectations reduce energy demand and pressure crude, which lowers diesel and biofuel input costs. Tariff-driven demand losses also weigh on soy and feed-ingredient trade.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-05-24 | [Trade War Slams Crude Oil, Stocks and Bond Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6609-trade-war-slams-crude-oil-stocks-and-bond-yields.md) | -2.1% | -1.6% |
| WTI | 2019-05-27 | [Oil under pressure from U.S.-China trade war, but OPEC cuts provide support, ETAuto](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59237-oil-under-pressure-from-u-s-china-trade-war-but-opec-cuts-provide-support-etauto.md) | -8.5% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2019-08-25 | [Oil Markets Hit Hard By Trade War Escalation \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57749-oil-markets-hit-hard-by-trade-war-escalation-oilprice-com.md) | +1.8% | +7.1% |
| WTI | 2019-08-23 | [New Trade War Escalation Sends Shockwaves Through Oil Markets \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57750-new-trade-war-escalation-sends-shockwaves-through-oil-markets-oilprice-com.md) | +2.4% | +5.1% |
| 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% |
| BRENT | 2019-05-24 | [Trade War Slams Crude Oil, Stocks and Bond Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6609-trade-war-slams-crude-oil-stocks-and-bond-yields.md) | -3.6% | -3.6% |
| BRENT | 2018-04-06 | [US oil closes 2.3% lower after Trump's latest China trade threats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10843-us-oil-closes-2-3-lower-after-trump-s-latest-china-trade-threats.md) | +6.4% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/oil-slips-as-trade-spat-escalates-but-crude-stock-decline-supports-u-s-crude-118082300457_1.html

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