
CIBC economists trimmed their Canadian dollar forecast for the fourth quarter after the oil price slump and US dollar strength, and expect the loonie to remain weak through 2020. They noted that WCS has suffered far more than WTI, and that a Bank of Canada hike in early 2019 could come if OPEC curbs production.
A weaker loonie is expected to persist, supporting Canadian export competitiveness, while oil weakness signals pressure on Canadian energy-linked revenues. OPEC production cuts would be the main upside risk for oil and the currency.
Not 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.
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.