Crude oil futures end higher as Trump pause new reciprocal tariffs

10 Apr 2025 Evaluate

Crude oil futures closed higher on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's announcement of a 90-day pause on new ‘reciprocal tariffs’ for most countries to allow time for negotiations. However, the pause will not apply to China. Trump stated that tariffs on Chinese imports will be raised to 125 percent, citing the country’s ‘lack of respect’ for global markets. Tariffs pause on most countries helped offset concerns raised by a report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which showed that U.S. crude oil inventories rose slightly more than expected for the week ending April 4th. The report said crude oil inventories climbed by 2.6 million barrels last week after surging by 6.2 million barrels in the previous week.

Benchmark crude oil futures for May increased $2.77 or about 4.65% at $62.35 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for June delivery gained $2.66 or 4.23% to settle at $65.48 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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