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The Colombian peso strengthened toward 2,986.50 per US dollar after OPEC and non-OPEC producers agreed to cut output, sending Brent to a high of about $56.36 per barrel. The combined pledges could remove around 1.5 million barrels per day from the market.
The move was also helped by a weaker dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting.
Oil supply cuts lift crude prices, which tends to support vegetable oil and biofuel-linked feedstock prices and energy-linked costs for feed producers. A firmer oil complex also tends to push up diesel and freight costs.
financecolombia.comJared WadeDec 13, 2016After 626 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +2.1% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -2.3% to +8.5%), and +1.6% over 20.
After 656 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +1.9% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -2.7% to +6.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 33 past bearish geopolitics events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.2%), and -0.8% 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.
