# Brent falls 16.4% in its biggest weekly loss since the COVID pandemic

> Brent and WTI edged higher on Friday amid renewed fears of further US strikes on Iran, after President Donald Trump said he would soon decide whether to pursue a peace agreement or continue military action. Brent nevertheless fell 16.4% for the week, its largest percentage decline since the COVID pandemic, while WTI lost 13%.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T12:07:45.890Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85875-brent-falls-16-4-in-its-biggest-weekly-loss-since-the-covid-pandemic
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed conflict could threaten Middle Eastern crude supply, but easing war risk premiums, weaker demand and signs of an emerging surplus weighed on prices over the week.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Brent oil price in May posts biggest monthly loss since 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12487-brent-oil-price-in-may-posts-biggest-monthly-loss-since-2020.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2020-03-13 | [Crude posts biggest weekly losses since 2008, hit by coronavirus and Saudi price war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4423-crude-posts-biggest-weekly-losses-since-2008-hit-by-coronavirus-and-saudi-price.md) | -18.6% | -21.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil prices log steepest weekly loss since April on potential US-Iran peace deal \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12723-oil-prices-log-steepest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-potential-us-iran-peace-deal.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2018-07-11 | [Brent crude suffers biggest price drop in two years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10093-brent-crude-suffers-biggest-price-drop-in-two-years.md) | -8.7% | -6.2% |
| WTI | 2026-05-29 | [Brent oil price in May posts biggest monthly loss since 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12487-brent-oil-price-in-may-posts-biggest-monthly-loss-since-2020.md) | +4.6% | -23.5% |
| WTI | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +4.6% | -23.5% |
| WTI | 2020-03-13 | [Crude posts biggest weekly losses since 2008, hit by coronavirus and Saudi price war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4423-crude-posts-biggest-weekly-losses-since-2008-hit-by-coronavirus-and-saudi-price.md) | -20.3% | -27.5% |

## Sources

- alarabiya.net: https://www.alarabiya.net/aswaq/oil-and-gas/2026/11/07/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B9-164

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