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Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices

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Key takeaways

  • USD/CAD moves little after two days of gains, trading around 1.4250 during Asian hours on Friday.
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, BWET, EWC, XOM
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices

USD/CAD moves little after two days of gains, trading around 1.4250 during Asian hours on Friday. However, the pair may appreciate as the US Dollar (USD) could receive support from persistent inflation concerns and expectations of higher interest rates.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.5% 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+1.0% 30d

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

  • AAXJ iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF-9.5% 8d

    iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Asia, which this story is about (“asian”).

  • 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-0.7% 6d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings-2.7% 17d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (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+1.59%-3.20%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-4.15%-3.23%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+16.99%-9.44%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWC-0.26%+0.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
AAXJNo price data for this ticker———————
BWXNo price data for this ticker———————
EFANo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-2.28%-3.14%baseafter closeafter 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.

Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices www.tmgm.com

Source: www.tmgm.com

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 13 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier-9.44%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+16.99%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)three days earlier+0.26%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)five days earlier-0.26%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-3.20%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+1.59%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-3.23%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-4.15%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-3.14%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-2.28%final price

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” 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

    In “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” 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 “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” 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

    In “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” 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 (“canadian”)

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” 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

    In “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” 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

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Nov 2026 story “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): 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

The 13 Nov 2026 story “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

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

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

How solid “Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices” looks

46 out of 100

“Canadian Dollar holds ground despite lower oil prices” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.