Oil prices fell more than 3% on December 12 to their lowest level in six months. Brent settled down $2.79 at $73.24 a barrel and WTI fell to $68.61.
The drop followed a US consumer price report that rose unexpectedly and concerns about oversupply.
Softer crude prices lower the cost of diesel, freight and fertilizer inputs, and weaken the economics of biofuel feedstocks such as soybean oil. Demand worries ahead of OPEC and IEA forecast updates point to continued pressure on energy-linked feed input costs.
在过去 312 次看跌的宏观事件之后,原油(Brent) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -1.7%(38% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -5.4% 至 +2.3%),20 个交易日内为 -1.7%。
在过去 565 次看跌的宏观事件之后,原油(WTI) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -1.4%(41% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -5.9% 至 +3.0%),20 个交易日内为 -0.5%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。