# Canadian dollar slips as oil prices fall on China virus scare

> The Canadian dollar edged lower against the U.S. dollar as oil fell more than 2% on coronavirus concerns about travel and fuel demand in China. The loonie had been pressured earlier by the Bank of Canada holding rates at 1.75%.

- Date: 2020-01-24 · published 2020-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55301-canadian-dollar-slips-as-oil-prices-fall-on-china-virus-scare
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md)

## Why it matters

Oil weakness from virus-related demand worries lowers energy prices, which can feed through to biofuel and freight costs for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2020-01-27 | 5 | -9.3% | -2.8 | Oil fell over 2% on Jan 24 on virus-related travel and fuel demand worries, confirming the downward move within the window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2023-05-30 | [Canadian dollar dips as oil prices fall more than 4%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36186-canadian-dollar-dips-as-oil-prices-fall-more-than-4.md) | -0.4% | -6.6% |
| WTI | 2022-10-31 | [Canadian dollar slips to six-day low as oil prices fall - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39347-canadian-dollar-slips-to-six-day-low-as-oil-prices-fall-the-globe-and-mail.md) | +5.4% | -12.2% |
| WTI | 2020-09-29 | [Canadian Dollar Slides on Higher Producer Prices, Crashing Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51350-canadian-dollar-slides-on-higher-producer-prices-crashing-oil-prices.md) | -3.4% | -5.1% |
| WTI | 2021-12-15 | [Canadian dollar at nearly 3-month low as oil prices fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43853-canadian-dollar-at-nearly-3-month-low-as-oil-prices-fall-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +16.9% |
| WTI | 2020-01-29 | [Canadian dollar nears seven-week low as oil prices fall - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55300-canadian-dollar-nears-seven-week-low-as-oil-prices-fall-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -7.1% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Canadian-dollar-slips-as-oil-prices-fall-on-China-virus-scare-29886471/

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