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The Canadian dollar edged lower against the US dollar as the default of a US hedge fund weighed on sentiment and lifted the safe-haven greenback to a four-month high. Oil prices settled higher, with US crude near $61.56 a barrel after reports that Russia would support stable OPEC+ output.
Risk-off flows strengthening the US dollar can weigh on dollar-priced commodities and Canadian export earnings. Higher crude supports energy-linked currencies but does little for feed ingredients directly.
brecorder.comReutersMar 30, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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 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.
