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The Canadian dollar strengthened to a two-week high against the U.S. dollar as commodity-linked currencies gained. The loonie rose about 0.9% to 1.3445 as investors welcomed progress on U.S. debt-limit legislation.
Oil settled nearly 3% higher at $70.70 a barrel ahead of an OPEC+ meeting.
Risk-on sentiment and higher oil lift commodity-linked currencies, which can slightly lower dollar-denominated feed input costs for Canadian buyers. The effect on grain prices is limited.
reuters.comFergal SmithJun 1, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 487 past bullish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +1.0% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -2.0% to +4.0%), and +1.5% 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.
