
Oil futures fell more than 3% on Friday, marking their biggest weekly decline since June. Brent settled at $42.66 and WTI at $39.77 per barrel.
Weak US jobs growth in August and expectations that stimulus would be delayed weighed on sentiment.
Slower economic recovery and weaker fuel demand expectations point to softer crude prices. Lower energy costs ease input pressure but can reduce biofuel demand.
After 312 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -1.7% over 5 sessions (38% higher; middle half -5.4% to +2.3%), and -1.7% over 20.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% 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.
The prior Friday's selloff on weak US jobs data and delayed stimulus carried negative momentum into the following session.