
The Canadian dollar fell as a strong US nonfarm payrolls report (172K jobs vs 85K expected) outweighed a solid Canadian jobs release that added 87.8K positions. WTI crude eased toward $91.00, removing some commodity support for the loonie.
A firmer US dollar and softer crude weigh on commodity-linked currencies, which can pressure Canadian grain and oilseed prices in USD terms while lowering energy-driven feed costs.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.