# Oil slumps 7% as Trump announces additional tariffs on Chinese imports

> Brent crude fell about 7% on August 1, 2019, its steepest drop in more than three years, after President Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese imports. The decline erased a rally built on falling U.S. crude inventories. Concerns over the U.S.-China trade dispute weighed on expectations for global oil demand.

- Date: 2019-08-01 · published 2019-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8492-oil-slumps-7-as-trump-announces-additional-tariffs-on-chinese-imports
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff escalation between the two largest economies raises fears of slower growth and lower oil demand, pushing crude prices down. Lower energy prices also reduce input costs for biofuels and ethanol, and China's weaker ag purchases can pressure soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-08-07 | 5 | -14.1% | -3.3 | Brent fell about 7% on Aug 1 after Trump announced new China tariffs, the largest single driver of the 5-day decline via global oil demand fears. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-08-01 | [Oil plunges, down more than 6% after Trump adds tariffs on China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8495-oil-plunges-down-more-than-6-after-trump-adds-tariffs-on-china.md) | -13.9% | -6.4% |
| 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 | 2025-04-03 | [Crude Prices Collapse on Tariff Announcement - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12524-crude-prices-collapse-on-tariff-announcement-adm-investor-services.md) | -12.8% | -18.2% |
| BRENT | 2020-09-07 | [Oil falls after Saudi cuts prices, China slows imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7475-oil-falls-after-saudi-cuts-prices-china-slows-imports.md) | -6.1% | -7.7% |
| BRENT | 2025-04-09 | [Oil falls to lowest since 2021 as Trump's tariffs take effect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6322-oil-falls-to-lowest-since-2021-as-trump-s-tariffs-take-effect.md) | +2.8% | -4.9% |
| WTI | 2019-08-01 | [Oil plunges, down more than 6% after Trump adds tariffs on China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8495-oil-plunges-down-more-than-6-after-trump-adds-tariffs-on-china.md) | -12.7% | -4.7% |
| 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 | 2025-04-03 | [Crude Prices Collapse on Tariff Announcement - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12524-crude-prices-collapse-on-tariff-announcement-adm-investor-services.md) | -13.1% | -16.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-slumps-7-as-trump-announces-additional-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-idUSKCN1UR32F/

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