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BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: USO, XLE, BWET, EWC, BWX
  • Market reaction: XLE −0.4% on the day (still updating); USO −0.0% on the day (still updating); BWET −8.1% on the day (still updating)

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ENERGYBoC’s Macklem signals more ratehikes as Oil fuels inflation risksGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and tanker shipping.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+8.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • EWC iShares MSCI Canada ETF+0.1% 30d

    iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“boc”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Canada

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-1.8% 10d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Canada

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+6.2% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+12.5% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+4.37%+7.30%base-0.01%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+1.44%+2.16%base-0.36%after closeafter closeafter close
BWET-1.54%+2.86%base-8.08%after closeafter closeafter close
EWC+0.39%+1.16%base-0.58%after closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.05%-0.07%base-0.21%after closeafter closeafter close
EFA-0.13%+0.62%base-0.02%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM+0.06%+1.89%base-1.00%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.19%+1.58%base-0.75%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks FXStreet

Source: FXStreet

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day-8.08%still updating
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+2.86%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)that day-0.21%still updating
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier-0.07%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.05%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-0.75%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+1.58%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.19%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)that day-0.02%still updating
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier+0.62%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier-0.13%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)that day-0.58%still updating
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)three days earlier+1.16%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)five days earlier+0.39%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-0.01%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+7.30%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+4.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day-0.36%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+2.16%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+1.44%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day-1.00%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.89%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.06%final price

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United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • EWC Ishares Msci Canada Etf

    For “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“boc”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks.” Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Canada

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    For “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Canada

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

On 3 Nov 2026, “BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.89. XLE traded between 62.95 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.26.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100Price not final

“BoC’s Macklem signals more rate hikes as Oil fuels inflation risks” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.