
Brent and U.S. crude benchmarks each settled down about 13% in their biggest weekly falls in two years after President Biden announced a release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Brent futures were down 32 cents at $104.39 a barrel in early trade.
A large government stock release adds near-term supply to a tight market, which pressures crude and fuel prices lower. The size of the weekly drop shows how strongly the market reacted to the policy move.
Setelah 215 peristiwa kebijakan bearish sebelumnya, Minyak Mentah (WTI) bergerak median +0,1% selama 5 sesi (51% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -4,4% sampai +3,3%), dan +0,2% selama 20 sesi.
Setelah 210 peristiwa kebijakan bearish sebelumnya, Minyak Mentah (Brent) bergerak median -0,9% selama 5 sesi (48% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -3,8% sampai +3,2%), dan +0,2% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.
Brent's roughly 13% weekly fall, the largest in two years, is attributed directly to the US SPR release announcement, which adds emergency supply.