
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.
在过去 80 次看跌的贸易事件之后,原油(WTI) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -2.2%(30% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -6.9% 至 +0.8%),20 个交易日内为 -1.5%。
在过去 56 次看跌的贸易事件之后,原油(Brent) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -5.6%(20% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -9.0% 至 -1.7%),20 个交易日内为 -4.5%。
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。
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.