Crude oil futures end deeply in red on demand worries

19 Oct 2022 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended deeply in red on Tuesday on fears of higher US supply combined with an economic slowdown and lower Chinese fuel demand. Reports stated that the US government would continue releasing crude oil from reserves. The Biden administration plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to cool fuel prices before next month’s congressional elections. Meanwhile, China, the world’s top crude oil importer, indefinitely delayed release of economic indicators originally scheduled to be published on Tuesday, indicating to the market that fuel demand is significantly depressed in the region. It is not a good sign when China decides not to publish economic figures.

Benchmark crude oil futures for November delivery fell $2.64 or 3.1 percent at $82.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery declined $1.59 or about 1.7 percent to settle at $90.03 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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