# Oil Price Slides, Canadian Dollar Exchange Rates Side With It | Exchange Rates UK

> The USD/CAD pair pushed above 1.30 on Tuesday as oil prices slid, with risk sentiment weakening on problems in Italy. Lloyds forecasts USD/CAD falling to 1.20 by end-2019 as the Bank of Canada and market positioning support the loonie.

- Date: 2018-05-31 · published 2018-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65244-oil-price-slides-canadian-dollar-exchange-rates-side-with-it-exchange-rates-uk
- Commodities: [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Falling oil prices weigh on the Canadian dollar and on energy-linked feed costs, while a firmer U.S. dollar against the loonie makes Canadian grain and meal less expensive for buyers paying in dollars.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2017-01-31 | [FED Disapointment Sees The US To Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate Slide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73225-fed-disapointment-sees-the-us-to-canadian-dollar-exchange-rate-slide.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 2022-11-18 | [Canadian dollar extends weekly decline as oil prices slide \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38908-canadian-dollar-extends-weekly-decline-as-oil-prices-slide-financial-post.md) | -6.5% | -9.1% |
| 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 | 2020-01-24 | [Canadian dollar slips as oil prices fall on China virus scare](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55301-canadian-dollar-slips-as-oil-prices-fall-on-china-virus-scare.md) | -6.1% | -3.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-12-15 | [Oil prices slid 2% as dollar firms and central banks hike interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38152-oil-prices-slid-2-as-dollar-firms-and-central-banks-hike-interest-rates.md) | -2.2% | +1.6% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-20 | [The Canadian dollar and the price at the gas pump: Why you can’t win for losing - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61782-the-canadian-dollar-and-the-price-at-the-gas-pump-why-you-can-t-win-for-losing.md) | -8.1% | +10.6% |
| BRENT | 2021-06-21 | [Commodity Prices Dip As Dollar Surges \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46491-commodity-prices-dip-as-dollar-surges-oilprice-com.md) | +4.1% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/21820/oil-price-slides-canadian-dollar-exchange-rates-side-with-it.html

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