US crude settled down $1.91 at $63.30 per barrel, a 2.9% drop, after Trump said he had told OPEC to temper fuel costs. Brent fell to a one-week low near $71.31, and the Wall Street Journal reported that sources disputed Trump's account of the call.
The OPEC pressure and doubts about the claimed call weigh on crude prices and lower the premium built up over the prior weeks of gains.
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.
Directly covers the April 26 sell-off: Trump's claim that he told OPEC to temper fuel costs pushed Brent to a one-week low, a supply-expectation and sentiment shock.