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Oil prices plunged about 5% on Thursday as US-China trade tensions dampened the demand outlook. Crude benchmarks were on course for their biggest daily and weekly falls in six months.
Weak US data and overfull US crude stockpiles added to the selloff.
Lower crude prices reduce energy costs and can weigh on biofuel margins and feed-grain demand sentiment. Escalating trade conflict also threatens agricultural export demand.
reuters.comJessica Resnick-Ault23 mei 2019Na 80 eerdere neerwaarts handel-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (WTI) zich mediaan -2,2% over 5 sessies (30% hoger; middelste helft -6,9% tot +0,8%), en -1,5% over 20.
Na 56 eerdere neerwaarts handel-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (Brent) zich mediaan -5,6% over 5 sessies (20% hoger; middelste helft -9,0% tot -1,7%), en -4,5% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Directly describes the ~5% Thursday plunge driven by US-China trade tensions hurting demand outlook, weak US data and heavy US stockpiles.
Reports a roughly 5% plunge as US-China trade tensions hit the demand outlook, with overfull US stockpiles adding pressure.
The biggest weekly drop of 2019 came from trade tensions, weak US data and overfull stockpiles, which set the downtrend that likely carried into the window.
