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The Canadian dollar weakened to its lowest level in more than seven weeks against the US dollar as the greenback surged to two-decade highs against major currencies. Bank of Canada Governor Macklem's hawkish comments offered only limited support, and US crude edged lower to about $101.67 a barrel.
A broad US dollar rally and softer oil prices weigh on Canadian export earnings and tend to put mild downward pressure on commodity prices quoted in dollars.
brecorder.comReutersApr 29, 2022Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
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.
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.
