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US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion

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Key takeaways

  • The U.S.
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, BWET, ITA, EWC
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned eight Canadian money services businesses in Ontario and British Columbia, accusing them of helping sanctioned Iranian…

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund-0.1% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

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

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

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

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “iran” (defense) in this story.

  • EWC iShares MSCI Canada ETF+0.9% 30d

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

  • EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-1.8% 17d

    iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“british”).

  • FXC Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust+0.6% 11d

    Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust follows the Canadian dollar, whose moves this story covers.

  • FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Trust+1.5% 6d

    Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Trust follows the British pound, whose moves this story covers.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+5.62%-2.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+9.12%+3.08%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+35.08%+5.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ITA+3.67%+2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWC+1.43%+3.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWU+1.72%+3.62%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FXC-0.34%-0.34%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FXB+0.00%+0.00%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.

US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion BigGo Finance

Source: BigGo Finance

The price since 7 Nov 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+5.02%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+35.08%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)three days earlier+3.07%final price
Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC)five days earlier+1.43%final price
EWUthree days earlier+3.62%final price
EWUfive days earlier+1.72%final price
FXBthree days earlier0.00%final price
FXBfive days earlier0.00%final price
Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust (FXC)three days earlier-0.34%final price
Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust (FXC)five days earlier-0.34%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier+2.77%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+3.67%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.06%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.62%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+3.08%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+9.12%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion,” 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 “iran” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “iran” (defense) in this story

  • EWC Ishares Msci Canada Etf

    Ishares Msci Canada Etf (EWC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Canada ETF holds stocks listed in Canada, which this story is about (“canadian”)

  • FXC Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust

    In “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion,” Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust (FXC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust follows the Canadian dollar, whose moves this story covers

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion,” 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 “iran” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 7 Nov 2026 story “US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of this story.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (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 “iran” (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 148.22. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“US Treasury Cuts Off Eight Canadian Currency Firms Over Iran Sanctions Evasion” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.