Oil - Overview as of 30.04.2025

Financial and commodity markets analytics


Oil prices are on track for their biggest monthly decline in three years due to weakening demand expectations amid ongoing global trade wars. Oil prices fell 15% during April, the steepest drop since November 2021. This decline followed President Trump's announcement on April 2 to impose tariffs on all U.S. imports, prompting retaliatory tariffs from China and intensifying the trade war between the two largest oil consumers. As a result, economic uncertainty has undermined investor confidence, with US consumer confidence hitting a near five-year low and manufacturing activity in China falling sharply.Should the decline continue, the market could find support in the $55-58 area.