CRUDEOIL1! Oil prices fall more than 1% as immediate concerns over supply disruptions ease after U.S. President Trump paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada, the country's biggest foreign suppliers of crude. Brent is down 1.3% at $74.95 a barrel, while WTI falls 2% to $71.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, as a 10% U.S. tariff on Chinese imports came into effect Tuesday, Beijing announced its decision to retaliate with a 15% tariff on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas imports and a 10% levy on American crude oil and agricultural machinery, starting Monday. The move raised fears of a trade war that could ultimately hurt global growth and dampen demand, putting further pressure on prices.
CRUDEOIL1! WTI crude oil futures fell below $72 per barrel on Tuesday after China announced a package of tariffs on a range of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs, heightening concerns about a potential trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
China said it will impose tariffs of 15% on coal and LNG imports from the U.S. and 10% on crude oil, farm equipment, and certain cars, effective February 10.
This move came after the passing of a deadline that imposed a 10% U.S. tariff on all Chinese goods.
Trump had earlier delayed planned levies on Canada and Mexico by a month after both countries agreed to boost border enforcement to address Trump's concerns over immigration and drug smuggling.
Elsewhere, OPEC and its allies upheld their existing oil production plans at a review meeting on Monday, despite Trump’s calls to lower crude prices by expanding output.
CRUDEOIL1! Crude couldnt break the strong resistance around 6520 / the day high of WTI and fell .Rupee eased down a little and Trump delayed the tariffs on mexico and discussions with canada as fundamental reasons + OPEC meet decisions