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The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark overnight rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, as expected. The Loonie had drifted lower on softer oil prices, and WTI fell 4.4 percent after Saudi comments on adding supply.
Higher Canadian rates and softer oil prices affect CAD and energy costs, which feed into freight and feed input costs. The move is largely priced in, so the direct grain price impact is limited.
ofx.comWednesdayOct 23, 2018Not 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.
