NYMEX WTI futures tested $20 per barrel at the start of trading as pandemic-driven demand outlooks worsened and COVID-19 cases intensified. ICE Brent was also lower, and the May WTI contract briefly traded as low as $19.92.
Global crude demand is forecast to contract by 4.5 million barrels per day in 2020.
A forecast 4.5 million b/d demand contraction signals a sharp fall in energy consumption, pressuring crude and diesel prices. Lower energy costs reduce feed transport and processing expenses but also weaken biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils and corn.
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%。
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%。
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。